Nicholas

Sneak peek of MDS’s creative process

Nicholas

I’ve probably learned more about visual design from MDS (https://x.com/mds) than anyone in the design community.

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Published Dec 8, 2025
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I’ve probably learned more about visual design from MDS com/mds) than anyone in the design community. So I wanted to go deep into the creative process behind the all-new Shift Nudge website com/) to see how he explores visual ideas. He takes us through his Figma file that is full of *very* good ideas that didn't ship. And he even shows us how he built his own Mosaic tool in v0 which became the core motif of the site. So if you're interested in seeing the windy creative process behind one of the truly great designers today then I think you're going to enjoy this one.

Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:08 Initial creative process 11:15 A more simplified concept 13:13 I've been pronouncing Neue wrong this whole time 14:47 Starting to build custom vibe-coded tools 21:44 Starting to play with Mosaic images 30:30 Landing the plane once he had the core motif 44:35 MDS's final advice 52:53 MDS's process in Figma 54:39 Getting weird with the 404 page 57:18 Diagraming context for Claude Dive is where the best designers never stop learning 🤿 🌐 club 🐦 com/joindiveclub Now you can join advanced courses taught by the top designers to help you take a huge leap forward in your career 💪

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