Archive - Unkempt

The Startup Design Paradox

A crack in the system where great companies and great designers slip past each other.

Feb 28 •

Gabriel Valdivia

January 2025

June 2024

Sleights of Hand

Config '24, AI, and Design as a craft

Jun 28, 2024 •

Gabriel Valdivia

“If I asked you ‘who are you?’ what would you say?” — said Remy.

Jun 5, 2024 •

Gabriel Valdivia

January 2024

The Rise of the Product Planner

Are in-house designers, “designers” really?

Jan 3, 2024 •

Gabriel Valdivia

August 2023

Digital Conquistadors

Soccer, God, and Design Portfolios

Aug 10, 2023 •

Gabriel Valdivia

July 2023

Excuse Me, Mister

The desire to believe in meaning

Jul 12, 2023 •

Gabriel Valdivia

June 2023

Make It Fun: Chaos in Product Design

What Brutalism, Wabi Sabi, and Virtual Reality have in common.

Jun 15, 2023 •

Gabriel Valdivia

March 2023

Leaders are liars

There’s a tacit agreement in the corporate world that, once you step into the murky waters of “leadership,” you’re expected to lie. That is, to…

Mar 21, 2023 •

Gabriel Valdivia

January 2023

Slowness and repetition

Four strangers, a gong, and a tea kettle

Jan 7, 2023 •

Gabriel Valdivia

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