Dan Moreno - Challenging the status quo as a designer

Imagine your first traditional “product design” job is designing the Snapchat messaging UX for millions of people across the globe…Well that’s what Dan Moreno’s journey looked like as an engineer turned designer.So this week’s episode is a deep dive into his 5+ years designing Snapchat as well as his new role at a rocket ship startup called Captions.Some highlights:Dan’s formula for presenting design ideasHow Dan grew his visual skills as an engineerInside look at the AR exploration team at SnapchatHow to get the CEO of Snap excited about your ideaWhy designing at a startup brings more responsibilityHow Dan rethought what Snapchat messaging could bea lot moreSnap’s Lens StudioAndrew McPhee (Dan’s first manager at Snap)Gaurav Misra (founder of Captions)Pop a component plugin for Figma