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Mar 2025
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307: Will AI take your design job? (Hot ...

CHARLI PRANGLEY, FEMKE VAN SCHOONHOVEN
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This episode is sponsored by Mobbin, which is the largest design reference library for mobile and web, offering practical inspiration from real apps that address diverse design challenges. Don’t forget to mention Design Life when you register at Mobbin!

Femke and Charli explore effective ways for designers to incorporate AI into their everyday workflows, sharing practical insights on how they use AI tools in their own work. They also tackle the question of whether AI will replace designers and examine the current trajectory of AI adoption within the design industry.

Timestamps:

1:04 Episode start

2:23 Mobbin sponsorship

4:15 What is the current state of AI in design? Charli's experience using AI in a hackathon project

11:48 Will AI take away our jobs?

13:29 Potential workflows for designing with AI

15:01 Recommendations for AI tools

23:11 How prevalent is the use of AI tools across the industry?

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