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Today’s Edition
Hey there! Welcome to today's edition, packed with all the hottest news from the world of AI.
📖 First off, Noah Levin, the VP of Product Design at Figma, gave an intriguing talk at Figma's annual conference, Config. He was all about how AI is going to be a big deal in shaping the future of design, and we unpack some of his thoughts.
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👩🏼💻 Ever wish you could pick the brains of successful people or companies who've been in your shoes? Today's prompt gives you just that - a way to analyse how those who've made it big tackled similar situations to the ones you're dealing with now.
🎨 Midjourney V5.2 was released over the weekend. Today, in Most Valuable Media, you can get a glimpse of it, as well as a thought-provoking tweet that resonated.
So grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and let's dive into the fascinating world of AI together. Enjoy!
Jenko
AI and the Future of Design
Over the weekend, I watched an interesting presentation delivered by Noah Levin, Figma's Vice President of Product Design, at Figma's annual design conference, Config. The talk highlighted the forthcoming role of AI in the future of design.
Having had some design experience and worked with Product Designers, I've always felt that the blend of AI and Design is potent.
Levin discussed the endless opportunities AI brings to the entire product development process. For instance, during the discovery phase, AI can assist in generating and consolidating ideas from a basic prompt. It could expedite the design phase by leveraging existing designs and suggesting components for further development. In the development phase, AI could help developers swiftly comprehend more context, enabling superior code production.
In essence, AI can enhance productivity across all product development stages. It's more than a product; it's a platform that can elevate our work to the level of problem-solving. Levin shared three main concepts on how AI will transform design:
How we design: From pixels to patterns
AI will amplify the impact of design systems on design and development. It would allow us to construct higher-level molecular structures. For example, instead of focusing on the design system components that make a login screen—the email field, the password, the pill button—we’ll be imagining new ways to log in that might replace email, phone, or Touch ID.
In short, AI can move us from pixels to patterns, lifting us beyond the digital interfaces we know today toward experiences that are much smoother and more intuitive—and, arguably, more human.
What we design: New digital experiences
AI technologies like ChatGPT are leading us back to the age-old method of typing in queries and obtaining responses. AI can bridge the gap between intention and action more fluidly, potentially providing a better user experience with fewer steps and decisions. Today, calling an Uber to the airport requires deciding that you need a ride, opening the app, setting your location, evaluating the options, and requesting a car, but the user really just wants to say, “Get me to Auckland Airport.” As product builders, we’ll need to ask ourselves: Can AI deliver that same—or perhaps an even better—user experience with fewer clicks and decisions?
Who will design: Evolving roles
One way to think about it is the total space of design having a ceiling and a floor: The ceiling is how good a designer can be at designing, which is constrained by the available tooling; the floor is the minimum skill required for someone to participate in design. AI will lift this ceiling, leading to more creative outputs made possible by more powerful tools; it will also lower the floor, making it easier for anyone to design and visually collaborate.
Just like the advent of the web and smartphone before it, the emergence of AI signifies a platform shift that's revolutionising the way we build, what we build, and who builds it. The early stages are thrilling and intriguing, yet at times, intimidating. Check out our Most Value Media section to watch the full presentation.
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A day in the life of AI
Every day, we will showcase a workflow or task designed to help you save time in your job or personal life. Becoming skilled at promoting can be a superpower, so the goal of this section is to help you improve in this area for both personal and professional growth.
Personal or Professional: Professional
Workflow/Task: Analyse decisions with a unique lens
Task time before AI: A few hours - a couple of days
Task Time with AI: <2 minutes
This ChatGPT prompt offers a convenient way to analyse successful individuals or companies that have faced situations or decisions similar to the ones you are currently facing. Give it a try!
Analyse a successful individual or company in [industry] and identify the key factors and decisions that drove their triumph. Leverage these insights to find solutions for [situation/decision].
Industry = [Insert here]
Decision = [Insert here]
Most Valuable Media (MVM)
Most Valuable Image (MVI)
Brutalist Hideout Collection - This man is in control of the most powerful companies in the world, influencing elections, stock prices and conflicts around the world.
These images were created with Midjourney V5.2 via the following prompt: evil mastermind's villa interior, near mountains, atmospheric portraits, industrial photography, dotted, subtle color contrasts, landscape inspirations, flat --ar 16:9
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Most Valuable Tweet (MVT)
Instead of buying back your time like @danmartell says, AI powered systems is basically you building it back
— Rachel Woods (@rachel_l_woods)
1:54 PM • Jun 22, 2023