AI-Driven Design: Crafting Synthetic Experiences
A Certification in Synthetic Content, UX, and the Future of Interaction
This self-paced course, delivered through text-based articles, essays, and exercises, certifies learners in designing AI-enhanced experiences. Build a portfolio piece and earn a badge across 7-10 chapters.
Chapter 1: The Rise of AI-Driven Design
Sets the stage for why AI is reshaping design and how synthetic content intersects with UX.
What is AI-Driven Design?
Defines synthetic content (AI-generated media) and its role in UX, with examples like konig.schirm.
The Next Industrial AI Revolution
Frames AI as a transformative force, positioning designers as key players in the Synthetic User Experience (SUX) landscape.
Exercise: Spotting AI in Your World
List 3 AI tools you use daily and critique their design (500 words).
Chapter 2: Tools and Techniques of Synthetic Content
Explores practical tools for creating and refining AI-generated content, grounded in UX principles.
Key Synthetic Tools
Overview of accessible tools like Midjourney and Dialogflow, with brief how-to guides.
Curating AI Outputs
Guide to editing AI-generated content (e.g., images or scripts) for clarity and impact.
Exercise: Refine an AI Creation
Use a free tool to generate content (e.g., text or image), then write a 300-word critique and revision plan.
Chapter 3: Designing Synthetic User Journeys
Combines UX journey mapping with synthetic content, focusing on usability and creativity.
Mapping AI-Enhanced Journeys
How to integrate synthetic content into user flows, such as personalized onboarding.
Balancing Creativity and Function
Tips to avoid glitches or overcomplexity in AI-driven designs, anchored in UX.
Exercise: Design a Synthetic Flow
Outline a 5-step user journey using synthetic content (e.g., an AI tutor), 500 words.
Chapter 4: Synthetic User Experience (SUX) Unveiled
Introduces SUX as a framework blending Human-AI Interaction, UX, and Synthetic Content.
Defining SUX
Explains SUX as a hybrid profession shaping AI ecosystems.
SUX in Action
Mini case study: A SUX-designed smart home app with AI content and interaction.
Exercise: Sketch a SUX Concept
Describe a SUX-driven tool (e.g., AI art assistant), 400 words.
Chapter 5: Real-World Impact and Applications
Shows how synthetic UX applies across industries, with examples and business value.
Industry Examples
Short cases, such as AI training in HR or synthetic ads in marketing.
Measuring Success
Simple metrics for synthetic UX, like user engagement and task completion.
Exercise: Apply to Your Field
Adapt synthetic UX to your job or industry, 500 words.
Chapter 6: Ethics and Future Trends
Covers responsible design and emerging trends in synthetic UX.
Designing Responsibly
Basics of ethics in AI/UX, such as avoiding bias and ensuring transparency.
What’s Next for Synthetic Design
Trends like personalization and ambient AI, kept concise.
Exercise: Ethical Dilemma
Analyze an AI design ethical issue (e.g., deepfakes), 300 words.
Chapter 7: Your Path Forward
Wraps up with career guidance and certification steps.
Building Your Portfolio
Tips to compile exercises into a showcase, such as a LinkedIn post.
Career Opportunities
Roles like “SUX Designer” or “AI UX Specialist,” with pitch tips.
Capstone: Certification Project
Combine prior exercises into a full SUX project (e.g., app concept), 800-1,000 words.