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Adrien Griveau — Founding Designer, Linear

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 02:30 PM

Questions (12)

Linear famously says no to a lot. How do you handle the emotional weight of that, especially when users are loud?

Giulia Pernice · Lead DT · Brand Innovation Lab

How do you maintain craft at speed? Linear ships fast and polished, those usually trade off.

Giulia Pernice · Lead DT · Brand Innovation Lab

When you joined as the first designer, what did you not design? What constraints did you impose on yourself early that shaped everything after?

Lead DT · Lead DT · Brand Innovation Lab

Did Linear design centric approach inspired other competitors' features? If yes, do you consider this as a recognition of the fact you have done a successful job?

Alessandro · Art Director · Brand Innovation Lab - EU Endemic

What keeps you creatively inspired after working so long on the same product?

Mine Sinal · L5 · Art Director - BIL

In a world increasingly driven by AI-generated interfaces and faster production cycles, what design principles do you think should never be compromised?

Mine Sinal · L5 · Art Director - BIL

Do you use pen & paper to sketch ideas? Or everything happens in a screen?

Diego · Visual Designer · BIL Non-Endemics

I believe most of your (excellent) work is in the product design area. Is there anything else in the design field that you particularly enjoy? Motion graphics, print design, 3D...

Diego · Visual Designer · BIL Non-Endemics

What is the longest amount of time you've spent obsessing over a small design detail that no one will notice?

Diego · Visual Designer · ADS Non-Endemics

You created a product that is a benchmark on the market in term of UI and detail obsession. Do you have metrics/data that show that a better design increase performances or tool adoption? thx!

Damiano · snr AD · creatives

You have been assigned to goal of developing Linear design: how was the process leading to the final product? Which main steps did you went through?

Alessandro · Art Director · Brand Innovation Lab - EU Endemic

Can a really small detail, or a small amend, have a huge impact in the way users navigate? Can you make an example?

Alessandro · Art Director · Brand Innovation Lab - EU Endemic