Project: Design an AI Pattern
This week’s project encourages you to think creatively by blending concepts from different fields to redesign a key aspect of an AI-powered product. The goal is to push the boundaries of interaction design by smartly recombining familiar ideas to create something innovative and delightful.
Steps for making this project:
Select a Key Interaction: Choose an important part of the experience from your AI product one-pager (or select an existing app). Examples include: Typing into a text box, Providing feedback, Sharing an output (anything from less #2 or #3)
Smart Recombine: Think about how you can redesign this interaction by blending it with concepts from other fields, such as film, sports, or video games. How can you make the experience more unique or delightful using this metaphor? (or select a new pattern from lesson #6)
Sketch or Wireframe Your Idea (broken by student level)
Level 1 (Beginner / non-designer): Describe your concept in words and support it with screenshots or images from the lessons or existing apps. Explain how your redesign would work.
Level 2 (Intermediate / for beginner designers or short on time): Create a sketch, wireframe, or mockup of the redesigned interaction. Focus on 1-2 key element (e.g. just the regeneration of a message).
Level 3 (Advanced - Recommended): Visualize the core flows of the app - focusing extra on your innovative patterns flow.