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Mikk
@mikklemberg.bsky.social
Designer in Tallinn, Estonia
www.mikklemberg.ee
Usability is now a basic expectation, not a differentiator.

So what matters now?

This is my first take on future design work: www.mikklemberg.ee/2025/07/27/d...
The design work is changing (from pixel-pushing to meaning-making)
Remember when being a great designer meant crafting pixel-perfect interfaces? When slick animations and clean layouts were enough to impress a room?
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July 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Caught Hiten Shah's take on Cluely and it stuck with me:
Would you rather build perfect product no one notices, or a controversial one everyone talks about?

Cluely’s playing the attention game hard. But in AI-saturated world, is attention enough?

Wrote on this → www.mikklemberg.ee/2025/07/20/w...
Where product building is headed (Cluely example)
I hadn’t heard much about Cluely until recently. It wasn’t on my usual social feeds, but I caught a mention on the Quick Coffee podcast. Then I watched Hiten...
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July 22, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Just published weeknotes #2 about opening the doors, learning Loops, and some honest thoughts on where Lovable shines vs. where it struggles.

www.mikklemberg.ee/2025/07/06/l...
Lovable Shipped weeknotes 2 - Mikk Lemberg - Strategic Designer
This is my little corner on the internet, where you can learn more about me and my work.
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July 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Just launched Zenkai — and you can try it without signing up: changelog.zenkai.ee/launch/

Most analytics tools show you every wiggle in your data as if it matters equally.

Zenkai uses XmR charts to automatically distinguish meaningful changes from routine fluctuations.
Zenkai is now live - Zenkai changelog
Zenkai is now live
changelog.zenkai.ee
July 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Garage door’s up—here’s what Lovable shipped this week.

Zenkai’s landing page is live. I focused on one thing: making it obvious why you’d care.

Notes from week 1: www.mikklemberg.ee/2025/06/22/l...
Lovable Shipped Weeknotes 1 - Mikk Lemberg - Strategic Designer
This is my little corner on the internet, where you can learn more about me and my work.
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June 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
lovable shipped gave me six weeks to solve metric anxiety.

Your conversion rate drops from 12% to 8%. Real problem or random Tuesday?

Introducing Zenkai.ee

Most tools can't tell you. They just show wiggling lines and hope you figure it out.
Zenkai - Noise Canceling for Your Data
Cut through the chaos of business metrics. Zenkai uses XmR charts to reveal real signals from random noise, so teams can focus on what actually matters for growth.
Zenkai.ee
June 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Excited to join the Lovable Shipped program! Six weeks to build something real.

www.mikklemberg.ee/2025/06/14/l...
June 15, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Just returned from Figma #Config London.

It was refreshing to hear various perspectives on design, instead of everybody yapping about AI.

Most valuable takeaway wasn’t any specific thought—it was the reminder that design is about practice.

Read more thoughts: www.mikklemberg.ee/2025/05/16/c...
May 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM
When we separate strategy from execution, we create a model with centralized intelligence. But the best teams are fast because they understand strategy well enough to act on their own.

www.mikklemberg.ee/2025/03/16/e...
Execution is strategy in motion - Mikk Lemberg - Strategic Designer
This is my little corner on the internet, where you can learn more about me and my work.
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March 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
It's easy to add something. It takes courage to remove something.

My thoughts on why knowing what to ignore might be your greatest competitive advantage: www.mikklemberg.ee/2025/03/06/c...
March 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
7 Powers reminded me that building a product people love is the start. Big-picture thinking is required to translate that into a robust, long-term position.

Reflecting on 7 Powers book: www.mikklemberg.ee/2025/03/01/l...
Learning (and unlearning) strategy with Hamilton Helmer’s 7 Powers - Mikk Lemberg - Strategic Designer
This is my little corner on the internet, where you can learn more about me and my work.
www.mikklemberg.ee
March 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Inspired by @moretothat.bsky.social recent article that mentioned Problem log, I published mine as of today: www.mikklemberg.ee/2025/01/29/p...
Problem log - Mikk Lemberg - Strategic Designer
This is my little corner on the internet, where you can learn more about me and my work.
www.mikklemberg.ee
January 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Last week I completed Shreyas Doshi's "Improving Your Product Sense" course, which fundamentally changed my understanding of what it means to build something meaningful.

The course was intense — perhaps the most concentrated week of learning I've ever experienced.
Improving Your Product Sense by Shreyas Doshi on Maven
Learn how to increase your odds of product success (and career success) by building the skill of making more correct product decisions.
maven.com
December 15, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Tallinn Product Group asked to republish my thoughts on design and product building:

www.tpg.ee/p/on-design-...
On design-led companies
Why putting design at your company's core isn't just about making things pretty
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November 28, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Reposted by Mikk
The best part of my day is when I get to drink coffee.

The worst part of my day is when I realize I have to wait until tomorrow to drink coffee again.
November 25, 2024 at 8:24 PM
First post. Hello!
I like to read books. Sometimes, I write about the books I read.

Here's a recent one — Just Enough Design:

www.mikklemberg.ee/2024/11/22/j...
Just Enough Design - Mikk Lemberg - Strategic Designer
This is my little corner on the internet, where you can learn more about me and my work.
www.mikklemberg.ee
November 22, 2024 at 6:17 PM