Gunnar Gray - Designing Perplexity, shaders, and voice interfaces

This week, Gunnar Gray (Product Design Lead at Perplexity) dives into the art of designing AI-native experiences. He shares lessons from shaping Voice Mode and how prototyping with AI is changing the design process at Perplexity. Some highlights: Why Perplexity is racing to get ideas into code What it’s like designing at a hyper growth startup What it’s like designing dynamic voice experiences Gunnar’s journey learning metal shaders with Cursor How Gunnar strategically invests in his design skillset a lot more Perplexity - AI-powered search and discovery platform Cursor - AI-powered code editor Particle News app