Design blog
Read about our latest musings on Faire’s Medium blog, The Craft
“You need to design the conditions for great work to happen”
Product Design Director Jess Karle on being delusional enough to build, disciplined enough to raise the bar, and how to create environments for great work
Closing the gap between thinking and building
How we built Playground, an AI platform to ideate, iterate, and learn faster at Faire
“Growth happens when fear meets excitement”
Senior Product Design Director Rannie Teodoro on design leadership, learning from her work as a researcher, and what’s next for her at Faire
Faire Design’s biggest launches of 2025
Streamlined checkout, amped up ads, a toolkit for brand growth, and more
“Storytelling is a design superpower”
Product Design Director Amy Henson Talus on how she approaches design, collaboration, and leading teams
Creating space for creative recharge
A recap of our 2025 Design Summit
How good is “good enough”?
How a grading system can align stakeholders, fast-track projects, and build a better product
A survival guide to brainstorms
How one team turned post-its into work that actually stuck
Designing for joy increased orders by 8%
How the smallest changes in your product can add up big
Practical ways I use AI in design
From content riffs to research synthesis: what’s working, what’s tricky, and what’s next
How we used product design principles to design an internship program
What we learned from launching the first Faire Product Design Co-op Program
The Faire Design team’s biggest launches of 2024
AI agents, scalable systems, heartwarming brand campaigns, and more—10 of the biggest projects we launched this year
How product designers and brand designers can work better together
The story behind holiday hubs, and how we balanced the best of both design approaches to create an experience our customers love
Getting to know Faire’s retailers, by becoming one
What we learned from stepping into our customers’ shoes with Supper Club, a retail pop up experiment
How to cast your own customers for a brand campaign
What we learned from finding the right retailers for our Shelf Love stories
“You should be selfish when it comes to what you need from a job”
Product Design Director Ryan Lee on following your purpose, growing as a leader, and always staying close to your craft
Why we planned our second design team offsite around shared experiences
Building a stronger team and growing shared empathy for our customers
Why you should zoom out with your research
You need the big picture research in order to have the full picture — here’s how to widen your lens
“A great leader has a perspective and isn’t afraid to share it”
Product Design Director Renee Solorzano on design leadership, the power of branding, and why authenticity is grounding
How to design a virtual holiday party that actually brings your team together
Tips for hosting an engaging remote gathering that builds connection by tapping into the power of user-generated content