1st year as a UX designer at unicorn startup: career transition and AI
7.8K views · 2025-07-22
Interaction & UX
[About me]
Hi I'm Cynthia! Welcome to my world of many passions. I'm a product / ux designer who transitioned from commercial real estate. Currently, I'm working at a Seattle tech unicorn, and in my free time, I enjoy interior designing my home. I'm passionate about AI and productivity tools - try out my free Notion second-brain template (rated 4.9/5.0) as well as Figma plugin down below!
Free Notion productivity template: https://www.notion.com/templates/the-productive-life-para-method
Figma plugin to auto-format Notion book covers: https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1498497184427536485/notion-book-cover-formatter
0:00 Intro
0:42 Morning routine and interior design updates
2:33 Sneak peek of my work week, how I present in design critiques
3:29 Lets talk about AI...
3:57 How to use AI to vibe code as a designer
5:22 Try my free Notion productivity template together with the Figma plugin!
5:49 Are you a builder? or a seller? Career transition reflection
6:42 New office tour
[Connect with me]
My website: https://cynthiaxin.co/
Instagram: @cynthia_profx
Hi I'm Cynthia! Welcome to my world of many passions. I'm a product / ux designer who transitioned from commercial real estate. Currently, I'm working at a Seattle tech unicorn, and in my free time, I enjoy interior designing my home. I'm passionate about AI and productivity tools - try out my free Notion second-brain template (rated 4.9/5.0) as well as Figma plugin down below!
Free Notion productivity template: https://www.notion.com/templates/the-productive-life-para-method
Figma plugin to auto-format Notion book covers: https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1498497184427536485/notion-book-cover-formatter
0:00 Intro
0:42 Morning routine and interior design updates
2:33 Sneak peek of my work week, how I present in design critiques
3:29 Lets talk about AI...
3:57 How to use AI to vibe code as a designer
5:22 Try my free Notion productivity template together with the Figma plugin!
5:49 Are you a builder? or a seller? Career transition reflection
6:42 New office tour
[Connect with me]
My website: https://cynthiaxin.co/
Instagram: @cynthia_profx