When you think about storytelling in design... Alex Cornell is often the person that comes to mind. And that's a big reason why he's one of the most requested guests on the show. So this episode is a deep dive into the finer details of communication. We talk about:

The story behind his startup Cocoon
How Alex leverages his background in video
Alex’s precision and obsession with language
Why Alex left linear to work on generative AI at Meta
Why getting buy-in for your ideas is kind of like a math proof
Behind-the-scenes of the wild videos Alex made at Facebook
Lessons learned designing the Substack and Linear mobile apps
The mental models Alex uses to construct compelling narratives
a lot more

Alex’s startup Cocoon
Alex’s famous Chevron vs. 3 Dot video from Facebook
Alex’s favorite monospace font is Jet Brains and his favorite serif font is Tiempos
Klim is Alex’s favorite type foundry
We discussed the dual-panel approach in the Amie mobile app

S6 | E8: Alex Cornell - Mastering the art of influence

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S6 | E8: Alex Cornell - Mastering the art of influence