Crabb’s Journal
CrabbMaking, capturing, writing. Thoughts behind career, design, and life.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 12 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | a year ago |
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How I vibe-coded a Figma plugin (w/ 0 coding skills) that cut APM Tracing design time at Datadog
Why Did I Build It?
Designing for Datadog APM tracing is challenging. Beyond solving complex problems, creating a realistic trace view (waterfall view) in Figma is a tedious, time-consuming task because there’s no dynamic, reusable com...
Does using AI tools leave you more exhausted than productive?
Earlier this year, I published a piece about my experience trying different AI tools. Since then, I planned to continue exploring and eventually write another evaluation article. But this time, things didn’t go as smoothly.
I started by ca...
AI Tools That Help Me Prepare for a Productive 2025 Without Emptying My Wallet
AI tools truly blossomed in 2024 and transformed our work habits. I've also updated my toolkit for my daily workflow. Today, I’d to share some resources that have significantly boosted my productivity and creativity. I hope these tools and...
AI for Product Design Courses I took in 2024 (2/2)
Intro to AI product design
Taking a course gave me a better understanding of how to create AI solutions that work for people—not just in a technical sense, but in ways that are user-centered, fair, and easy to use.
Thanks for reading Cra...
AI for Product Design Courses I took in 2024 (1/2)
AI for Product Design by Xinran Ma
( is on Substack too)
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