Episode 18
How To Design High-Quality UI/UX Tech Products (Microsoft Edge Designer POV) - w/ Tushar
In this episode, featured not-expert is Tushar Gupta. Tushar is a Senior Product Designer at Microsoft, having over 3 years of experience working on Microsoft AI capabilities for Edge browser.
First moves to steal
- Design High-Quality UI/UX Tech Products (Microsoft Edge Designer POV) - w/ Tushar
- We discuss: - Tushar’s reasons for studying MS in Human-Computer Interaction at Georgia Tech - HCI Curriculum at GA Tech and what one can expect to learn there - Experiences with Product Design at Google and Microsoft - Comparison of first months as a Product Designer vs 3 years later - Difference between UI/UX and Product Design - How Big Tech ships product improvements - Culture of innovation and entrepreneurship at Microsoft - Design tips that anybody can use for their visuals - Future of web browsers with AI implementation This discussion is for anyone who is interested in learning about product design; or anyone who envisions a career in a field related to the design arts - tech or not.
Transcript-backed moments
A few lines worth stealing before you hand over the full hour.
during my time at Georgia teack I got to intern at Google would you say that that degree essentially gives you a foundation in all things designs I work on the AI team for Microsoft most of the
on the AI team for Microsoft most of the work that you do on a DD isn't just like work that you do on a DD isn't just like design oriented it needs to be coupled with the text I'm not allowed to share
with the text I'm not allowed to share anything about the confidential company stuff what's your take on all the Internet Explorer memes do those just annoy you if you're telling your parents
annoy you if you're telling your parents I'm going to be a designer the first thing they think of is does this guy want to be like a struggling graphic artist that makes no money I worked on
artist that makes no money I worked on go Clower and then I'm working on edge which if you think about they're both underdogs of the opposite company are you a believer in the concept of
Show notes
In this episode, featured not-expert is Tushar Gupta. Tushar is a Senior Product Designer at Microsoft, having over 3 years of experience working on Microsoft AI capabilities for Edge browser.
We discuss:
- Tushar’s reasons for studying MS in Human-Computer Interaction at Georgia Tech
- HCI Curriculum at GA Tech and what one can expect to learn there
- Experiences with Product Design at Google and Microsoft
- Comparison of first months as a Product Designer vs 3 years later
- Difference between UI/UX and Product Design
- How Big Tech ships product improvements
- Culture of innovation and entrepreneurship at Microsoft
- Design tips that anybody can use for their visuals
- Future of web browsers with AI implementation
This discussion is for anyone who is interested in learning about product design; or anyone who envisions a career in a field related to the design arts - tech or not.
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Resources:
Tushar - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tushargupta10/
Ready Set Do Podcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ready.set.do/
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro and Background
(02:00) Career outline thus far
(07:14) MS in Human-Computer Interaction at Georgia Tech
(12:26) Course curriculum specifics of MS in HCI at GA Tech
(14:52) Day in the Life @ Microsoft Product Designer - Then vs Now (3 years)
(20:46) Internet Explorer memes
(23:02) Overlap between Design and Technology
(26:04) Collaboration between Designers, PMs and Devs at Big Tech
(29:52) Difference between UI/UX and Product Design
(34:09) Design tips for Laypeople : Intention & Minimalism
(39:56) Design iterations in Big Tech - a culture of innovation
(48:01) AI and the future of web browsing
(52:00) Outro + Gratitude