How to break into product design in 2026 (REAL truth)

As a designer at Pinterest, here's what I would do in a world of AI. 🤔

✩ About me ✩
I’m Lily, a product designer (UX) at Pinterest, based in San Francisco. I went to fine arts school on the East Coast and broke into Silicon Valley with no network. I've been featured on Apple News and Business Insider. I love sharing what's it like working in design and tech.

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AGENDA
0:00 What I do and how I started
0:25 How I uplevel core skills
1:35 How to create a case study when you have no experience
3:33 AI sucks at designing this
4:33 My (default) prototype tool
5:13 Interview exercises and tutorials
6:30 Crazy true story
7:20 Baseline skill for any promo
8:22 What AI is actually good for