How Will AI Impact the Next Generation of Designers?

How Will AI Impact the Next Generation of Designers?

AI models like ChatGPT and Gemini have only been around for a few years. Although many of us have become reliant on them, we still recall what life was like before they came around. But what about future generations? For them, these tools will have always been an integral part of everyday life. Just as I can remember a time without smartphones, my teenage daughter can’t. She was born after the iPhone took the world by storm. Touchscreens and app…

The Impact of AI on UX Design Work

I’ve been working professionally in the tech field for 26 years. After a bit of a late start compared to my university cohort (rock bands, circuses and a couple of other wayward explorations delayed me) I gravitated towards web design. That transitioned quickly into information architecture followed by user interface design and eventually user experience design (UX). While I’ve moved on from doing UX work these days I’ve been thinking about “the…