How To Design High-Quality UI/UX Tech Products (Microsoft Edge Designer POV) - w/ Tushar

In this episode, featured not-expert is Tushar Gupta. Tushar is a Senior Product Designer at Microsoft, having over 3 years of experience working on Microsoft AI capabilities for Edge browser.We discuss:- Tushar’s reasons for studying MS in Human-Computer Interaction at Georgia Tech- HCI Curriculum at GA Tech and what one can expect to learn there- Experiences with Product Design at Google and Microsoft - Comparison of first months as a Product Designer vs 3 years later- Difference between UI/UX and Product Design- How Big Tech ships product improvements- Culture of innovation and entrepreneurship at Microsoft - Design tips that anybody can use for their visuals- Future of web browsers with AI implementationThis discussion is for anyone who is interested in learning about product design; or anyone who envisions a career in a field related to the design arts - tech or not. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Resources:Tushar - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tushargupta10/Ready Set Do Podcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ready.set.do/Timestamps:(00:00) Intro and Background(02:00) Career outline thus far(07:14) MS in Human-Computer Interaction at Georgia Tech(12:26) Course curriculum specifics of MS in HCI at GA Tech(14:52) Day in the Life @ Microsoft Product Designer - Then vs Now (3 years)(20:46) Internet Explorer memes(23:02) Overlap between Design and Technology(26:04) Collaboration between Designers, PMs and Devs at Big Tech(29:52) Difference between UI/UX and Product Design(34:09) Design tips for Laypeople : Intention & Minimalism(39:56) Design iterations in Big Tech - a culture of innovation(48:01) AI and the future of web browsing(52:00) Outro + Gratitude