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Gabriel Valdivia
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2026
Everyone is starting
over
Influence without
authority
Craft versus
quality
Moving
goalposts
The rhythm of fractional
work
Building an independent design
practice
Measure the
outcome
The new cost of
creation
I built a second brain out of markdown
files
A quilt for
generations
Software is an
instrument
2025
Moves
The Gospel of Design
Founderhood
Miles
Traveled
The Startup Design
Paradox
Progress Over
Polish
A Feeling You
Carry
Tomorrow’s
Mirage
2024
Sleights of
Hand
Aimless
Flow
The Rise of the Product
Planner
2023
Digital
Conquistadors
Excuse Me,
Mister
Make It Fun: Chaos in Product
Design
Leaders are
liars
Slowness and
repetition
2022
Figure: The best app of all
time
Dude, where’s my
capitalism?
One Infinite Loop: From Johnny Castaway to Steve
Jobs
A paella of
experiences
Offsites are off
limits
I shouldn’t do
this
2020
Sensible Design: making ethically personalized digital
products
2019
Embracing Public Design
Discourse
Blurred
Lines
8 Little Tricks To Grow Your
Career
2018
Immersive design: the next 10 years of
interfaces
2017
Shipping Isn’t
Everything
Diversity is Punk
Rock
The UX of Virtual Identity
Systems
Designing Facebook for Mobile
VR
2016
Four Lessons Learned from Upgrading the Panoramic
Photo
Identity Transfer And The Rise Of Virtual
Surrealism
Why Silicon Valley Loves Cuban
Sandwiches
An IC’s Guide to Being a Good Design
Manager
Interview your Product
Manager
2013
Of Music and
Design
A Man Seeks Career
Advice
The Journey of a Fragile
Idea
Device-Aware
Design