​🕒 2 hours | 🆓 Velocity Access | 💬 Q&A | 💵 $10 Uxcel Pro / $25 Standard

​Build, test, and iterate your prototypes, before users ever see them.

​In this interactive, follow-along workshop, you’ll learn how to rapidly prototype with Figma Make, then validate your designs using AI-simulated user testing with the Velocity plugin.

​You’ll follow along the full design process in real time, get hands‑on with AI‑assisted feedback loops, and leave with techniques to build faster and collaborate smarter.

​Led by Kevin McDonagh (Head of Product) and Rachel Long-Smith (Head of Design) at Velocity, this session is perfect for designers who want to test early, iterate quickly, and bring stronger UX decisions into design reviews.

​🧠 What You’ll Learn

• ​How to rapidly build and test flows using Figma Make

• ​How to validate designs with AI-simulated participants before user testing

• ​Ways to align PMs and designers through early usability reports

​​🕒 Agenda

• ​Welcome & kickoff: Why AI matters for early prototyping

• ​Figma Make: Live demo + follow-along session

• ​Small break

• ​Translate to Figma Design: Bring prototypes back for polish

• ​Test with Velocity: Run AI simulations and review UX reports

• ​Wrap-up + Q&A: Ask questions and plan your next steps

​🛠️ Toolstack

• ​​Figma Design & Make

• ​Velocity

• ​Zoom

​👤 Who Should Attend

​UX, UI, and product designers looking to integrate AI tools into their workflow, and validate ideas before stakeholder reviews.

​​🎙️ Meet the Speakers

​​Kevin McDonagh leads Product at Velocity. He previously led XR startups and $9M ARR agencies serving clients like News Corp, SoundCloud, Meetup, and Tesco.

​​Rachel Long-Smith leads Design at Velocity. She previously ran Narrate, a creative agency building experiences for brands in the arts and culture space.

​🤝 Brought to You By

​​Velocity is the platform for AI and human prototype testing. Velocity addresses the feedback gap by using AI user simulations to provide instant initial evidence and build confidence.

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​📌 Notes

• ​All workshops include access to a full recording.

• ​If you’re planning to expense this session, please purchase using your company card directly. We’re currently unable to issue formal invoices after payment.

• ​Tickets are non-refundable once the session has started.