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50 things I know
I’m not turning 50, but as I look back on the decades behind me, I’ve been reflecting on what I’ve learned and am learning.
Aug 7, 2025
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The mindset shift I didn’t expect to learn at Amazon
The creative process itself is a journey – starting with a blank canvas and building layer by layer, making new discoveries along the way. The best…
Jul 8, 2025
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The AI tool (and 5 Figma shortcuts) I wish I found sooner
OpenAI’s new image generator made WAVES last week—and I’ve been having a blast experimenting with it in my design process.It’s wild to see how far these…
Mar 31, 2025
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How I'm solving problems faster at Amazon
Have you ever solved a complex problem while doing something completely unrelated? Often the breakthrough you're desperately seeking is waiting for you…
Aug 28, 2024
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Getting out of my creative funk
The Japanese art that's helping me avoid burnout
Aug 7, 2024
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Raika Sarkett
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Using ChatGPT to find out if I'm a spring, summer, autumn or winter
Apr 11, 2024
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3 Things I did interviewing at Amazon
Oct 4, 2023
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What I learned from Dieter Rams
May 23, 2023
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Raika Sarkett
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Understanding this one thing got me hired (and then promoted) @ Amazon
Apr 25, 2023
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Using ChatGPT to find out if I'm a spring, summer, autumn or winter
The Art of Color Analysis with AI
Apr 11, 2024
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Crafting a winning research doc at Amazon
My Template for Qualitative Design Research Studies
Mar 29, 2024
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My secret to designing a lovable AI-powered product
For UX designers working on AI this means we need to be careful to not over-index on predictive UX. Human input, judgment, and context are crucial to…
Feb 19, 2024
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Raika Sarkett
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3 ways I plan to grow my career this year
As we kick off 2024, I wanted to share some ways I plan to grow my career. Because if you ain't growing, you're... not growing and where’s the fun in…
Jan 16, 2024
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6 Questions that help me make better design decisions
Great design can encourage out-of-the-box thinking and innovation. Great design can help break down complex problems into manageable, effective parts…
Dec 15, 2023
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Raika Sarkett
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How I'm using ChatGPT in my design process
ChatGPT had its 1st birthday today. And it’s made quite the impression in year one... A lot of people right now are understandably asking “Is AI going…
Dec 1, 2023
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Raika Sarkett
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What I've been learning about LLMs and Generative AI
I'm back this week and eager to share some of my recent learnings about Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI with you. This past month (week…
Nov 22, 2023
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Raika Sarkett
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Rule #2: As you create, share early and often
The secret to a great, lovable product? As you create, share early and often. Brian Cheskey, co-founder of Airbnb, put it perfectly:“It’s really hard to…
Oct 13, 2023
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3 Things I did interviewing at Amazon
Four years ago I flew out to the Seattle headquarters for a full day of in-person interviews. It was quite the experience. Reflecting back on my…
Oct 4, 2023
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