I am drowning in things I once loved.
I've built too much. Ventures, open-source projects, brands. I've collected them all until the weight became unbearable. I'm not sure if this is burnout, but it is certainly a haunting kind of overwhelm. Every project I keep on life support feels like a shadow following me, demanding energy I no longer have.
The role of a designer has evolved dramatically over the past decade. We're no longer just pushing pixels or choosing color palettes. We're architects of experiences, engineers of emotion, and increasingly, builders of the products we design.
In 2025, the line between design and development has become beautifully blurred. Tools like Figma have evolved to generate production-ready code. AI assistants help us iterate faster than ever. The designer who can code isn't a unicorn anymore - they're becoming the norm.
But it's time for a change.
The most successful designers I know are those who embrace this duality. They're comfortable in Figma and VS Code. They can talk to engineers about implementation details and to stakeholders about business impact. They're translators between worlds.