Mapping AI and Design

Mapping AI and Design

Introduction

Introduction

Led by Nadia Piet, this research project aims to map the emerging field of people, practices, education, and professional opportunities at the intersection of AI & Design. Think of it as a cartography project: an effort to map the intersection and entanglements between AI and design. How do AI and Design intersect from a design POV and what does this landscape look like? A/ AI for Design: How does AI impact design? B/ Design for AI: How might design(ers) shape AI?

Timeline

January 2022 - December 2022

Team

Program Lead
Nadia Piet


Communications
Karina Zavidova


Podcast Hosts
Deniz Kurt
Brian Policard
Yifan Butsik

Researchers
Maike Geber

Juliana López

Katharina Mumme

Vera van der Burg

Karthika Kannan

Matias Pina Aguilera

Funding

Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie

Introduction

Led by Nadia Piet, this research project aims to map the emerging field of people, practices, education, and professional opportunities at the intersection of AI & Design. Think of it as a cartography project: an effort to map the intersection and entanglements between AI and design. How do AI and Design intersect from a design POV and what does this landscape look like? A/ AI for Design: How does AI impact design? B/ Design for AI: How might design(ers) shape AI?

Timeline

January 2022 - December 2022

Team

Program Lead
Nadia Piet


Communications
Karina Zavidova


Podcast Hosts
Deniz Kurt
Brian Policard
Yifan Butsik

Researchers
Maike Geber

Juliana López

Katharina Mumme

Vera van der Burg

Karthika Kannan

Matias Pina Aguilera

Funding

Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie


This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 951911.


This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 951911.


This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 951911.

Why it matters

How we did it

This provides a foundational mapping of the not-yet-defined AIxDesign field and creates a share language / understanding of the different practices within it. It should help anyone with an interest to navigate the space, where they may want to position themselves within it, and have starting points to continue on their learning journey. This could be helpful for younger professionals, but also organizations to discover collaborators, or identify new opportunities.

Within this project, we choose to work with a Miro board instead of a living doc instead of compiling a “final report”. The aim of this was to experiment with removing traditional barriers between gathering research / presenting insights / inviting community input into a singular flow & source. We hope this in-flux, non-linear mindmap allows people to explore the information in ways that serve them, and encourages visitors to add their own insights & experiences.


As part of our research, we interviewed inspiring practitioners working in AI and Design. In these conversations we discussed the motivations behind their work and mapped the ecosystems and intersections of AI & Design as they saw it. We discussed specific educational programs, career opportunities, and research topics they were personally excited about in the AI and Design space.

Output

What we made