Featuring Josh Sassoon, Director of UX at Google Photos
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Featuring James Ratliff, Design Manager at Adobe

The tools in video are advancing faster than any of us can keep up, but the power is truly inspiring. Design Manager, James Ratliff, challenged himself to go through the process of creating a 3D animated trailer, piecing together 15 different AI tools to craft the final output. Join us in exploring, developing, and experimenting with new workflows, and an overview of AI video possibilities.

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Featuring Salma Aboukar, Founder of Qreates

Generative AI is changing the way brands create content for social and marketing. Let's take a look at the tools and processes required to rapidly generate high quality product photos.

About Salma
Salma Aboukar, founder of Qreates, a platform that empowers users with creative control over their designs. With a wealth of experience in the design industry, specialising in 3D, CGI, and AI, her main focus is on product photography. She believes in the transformative potential of AI to empower creatives.

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Featuring Sean Thompson, Principal Product Designer at Loom

Loom is a tool that has fundamentally transformed the way many of us work. With the integration of AI, we can expect even more changes to come. In this session, Sean will delve into the world of designing AI products for work and share his insights on the future of communication in the workplace.

About Sean
Boulder based software designer and leader, gravel cyclist and photographer—fascinated by communication tools as a focus area, and currently a Principal Designer at Loom.

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Featuring David Hoang, VP of Marketing and Design at Replit

AI has transformed the way we code and build. Together, we'll explore how the tools are changing the way we make with leader and designer David Hoang.

About David
David Hoang is an operator and investor working on tools that revolutionize the internet. David's mission is empowering humans with tools to launch their ideas and experience ranges from design/dev tools, two-sided marketplaces, and PLG.

Currently, David is VP of Marketing and Design at Replit and advisor for Play. Previously, he led design at Webflow, One Medical, and Black Pixel. He's taught Design at General Assembly and guest lectured at The Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, University of Washington, and Hyper Island.

In his free time, David enjoys reading, writing, and the arts. He currently resides in San Francisco and Palm Springs, California.

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In this discussion, we’ll dig deeper into the AI Playbook implications. Leaders and ICs welcome to join. Bring your questions and concerns, and let’s explore together.

​The number of new tools is overwhleming. It seems like a new one is popping up every day (every hour?) that we should know about. After creating our own GenAI workflows and advising teams, we'll discuss how get started in creating your own.

ABOUT US
Two designers going deep on AI and the future of design.

Mia Blume is the founder of Designing with AI, the online membership for creatives to learn to use AI and level up their career. Some of you may know her from Design Dept., where she's spent almost the last decade helping creatives transform the way they work and lead. Previously she was a product design leader at Pinterest, Square and IDEO.

​Jeremy Somers runs Not Content agency, a unique combination of world-class creative directors and cutting-edge AI technology working together to transform the way brands create content. 

​Together, they have strong feelings about design and AI and aren't afraid to express them.

A surge of dystopian stories have dominated the news cycle in 2023, fueled by concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) and the fear of a future in which robots control everything and human jobs are obsolete. The stories are alarming but in reality, AI is far from replacing us. Creatives actually face a different, more solvable dilemma—one that could, if handled well, secure our role as trusted, strategic partners.

​Leaders will shoulder a significant responsibility in navigating this new shift, not only for their teams but also for our collective discipline. Leaders say they anticipate encountering major challenges within their teams due to the rise of AI—challenges such as the need for education, shifting team focus and responsibilities, and hiring.

​This playbook contains a curated set of tools to help you develop a plan to lead your team into the future. Because here’s the reality: You’re beyond busy. You don’t have time to vet every new AI tool on the horizon. Design Dept. has done the research and experimented with the tech and laid the foundation—and now you can use this set of tools and recommendations  to help your team implement new technology into their creative process.

In an ever-evolving technological landscape, the convergence of design and AI is sculpting the next stage of innovation. In this live conversation, we'll dig deep into the intricacies of creating AI-enhanced products, offering designers and creatives a glimpse into the future of their craft.

About the speaker
Featuring Juliette Weiss, Principal Designer at Microsoft

Juliette is a Principal Product Design Leader at Microsoft with a proven track record of bringing 0 to 1 products to life. Her rich history in understanding AI started with leading the Mixed Reality and Computer Vision Enterprise products in the Microsoft portfolio. As LLMs started to take off, she then transitioned to incubating Enterprise LLM products. Through these projects, Juliette has understood the importance of bringing people along the journey, knowing when to pick your product battles, and shifting how we think about the design process in these fast-paced settings.