Dan Shilov — WritingDesign, careers, new product development practices and design leadership.https://dan-shilov.com/en-usMy highlights from Config 2026: tools and the human side of techhttps://dan-shilov.com/writing/config-2026/https://dan-shilov.com/writing/config-2026/Design isn't dead. The job description just keeps getting bigger.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTEvents29,651 tasks later—what I learned vibe coding my to-do apphttps://dan-shilov.com/writing/29651-tasks-later/https://dan-shilov.com/writing/29651-tasks-later/Checking off tasks became an addiction but the app behind it was failing me.Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBuildingIf you build it, they won't come—and that's precisely the pointhttps://dan-shilov.com/writing/if-you-build-it-they-wont-come/https://dan-shilov.com/writing/if-you-build-it-they-wont-come/The question isn't whether people will use it—it's whether you're building for them at all.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTCareerThe rise of the Product Creatorhttps://dan-shilov.com/writing/rise-of-the-product-creator/https://dan-shilov.com/writing/rise-of-the-product-creator/How traditional tech roles are starting to collapse into one.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTCareerUX Design Interview Exercises is out nowhttps://dan-shilov.com/writing/ux-design-interview-exercises-is-out-now/https://dan-shilov.com/writing/ux-design-interview-exercises-is-out-now/Ace the app critique, crush those whiteboard challenges and pass take-home assignments with flying colors.Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTCareerConfig 2025: craft, AI, and building in public—it's a great time to be a designerhttps://dan-shilov.com/writing/config-2025/https://dan-shilov.com/writing/config-2025/Rumors of design's death have been greatly exaggerated.Fri, 09 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTEvents