Prototyping in the AI Era
AI is changing how designers explore ideas and bring them to life. But what does that look like in practice? Join us for a panel discussion on how designers are incorporating AI into their prototyping workflows, which tools they’re using, and how their work is changing as a result. We’ll explore the benefits and challenges of the tooling and ask the question on everyone's minds: with AI integrated into the design process, how do we expect the role of a designer to evolve?
Event Details
6:30pm: Check-in Begins
7:00pm: Panel Begins
7:45pm: Audience Q&A
8:00pm: Post-event networking
📍 San Diego Made Factory
Our Sponsor
Thank you to our amazing sponsor, Magic Patterns, for making this event possible!
Magic Patterns is an AI design tool used by 2,500+ product teams at companies like Toast, Vanta, and Ramp to iterate on product ideas, get user feedback, and deploy to a website.
Our Panelists
Panelist: Shira Kates
Principal Designer, Agentic Interfaces
Shira Kates spent 20 years leading 0→1 product design, most recently at Google, where she ran UX for AppSheet and Cloud Al and shipped Google Cloud's first generative Al feature. She now works independently on Al products and runs Al prototyping workshops for design
Panelist: Adam Rayman
UX Design Manager, CVS Health
Adam is a UX Design Manager at CVS Health, where he explores how AI tools can support the user-centric design process. His 12+ years as a product designer and researcher has produced a portfolio of award-winning work for household acronyms such as AWS, CVS, HBO, NBC and GM, as well as ICW Group and Property Meld. His UX claim to fame is having his work referenced in a Nielsen Norman Group article.
Panelist: Alex Danilowicz
CEO & Co-founder, Magic Patterns
Alex is the CEO & co-founder of Magic Patterns. He jumped into AI systems early, building Magic Patterns in early 2023 to enable teams to design faster. Magic Patterns is used by some of the largest enterprises in the world to accelerate ideation and product discovery.
Panelist: Teddy Ni
CTO & Co-founder, Magic Patterns
Teddy is the CTO and & co-founder of Magic Patterns. Previously, Teddy worked as an early employee at Robinhood pre-IPO, working closely with design to build beautiful interfaces.
Facilitator: Melanie Minchom
Human Factors Engineer @ Sony Electronics
Melanie Minchom is a Human Factors Engineer at Sony Electronics and a freelance UX designer, with 7+ years spanning healthcare, accessibility, and consumer electronics. She also serves on the SDXD board. She’s been integrating AI into her prototyping and research work with a focus on using it responsibly and keeping people at the center. All views shared are her own.
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