Featured by The Upgrade blog for creating an innovative UX Porfolio using AI.
Building, Learning & Innovating with AI UX
As a Senior UX Designer, I explored AI-powered tools to enhance my design and development workflow, streamlining processes and pushing beyond conventional UX approaches.
Background
The rapid advancement of AI technologies has created new opportunities to enhance the UX design process. From generating initial concepts to conducting user research and testing, AI tools can augment human creativity and improve efficiency. As a designer who embraces innovation, I've developed a framework for integrating AI into the design workflow to deliver better results for clients and users.
The Challenge
The UX industry demands faster, data-driven, and more innovative solutions. AI offers new opportunities to tackle common design challenges, including processing large volumes of user data, delivering high-quality designs under tight deadlines, overcoming cognitive biases, balancing innovation with usability, and working with limited research and testing resources.
What I Did
AI-Enhanced UX Design Process
Content & Layout (ChatGPT & Vercel)
- Used AI to augment content, improving hierarchy and eliminating redundancy.
- Utilized Vercel to refine and learn code, automate tasks, and optimize problem-solving to improve efficiency and save time.
- Refined AI-assisted content generation workflows to maintain a cohesive narrative across the portfolio.
Data Research & Analysis (ChatGPT & Otter.ai)
- Integrated AI-driven user research to identify patterns and enhance UX strategies.
- Used Otter.ai to summarize classes and conversations, extracting key insights to refine information architecture and improve UX strategies.
- Cross-referenced AI-generated research with traditional UX methodologies to ensure balanced, data-driven decision-making.
UX Work Visualization (Figma & ChatGPT)
- Designed Figma graphics and process diagrams, blending research insights for compelling UX narratives.
- Used ChatGPT to generate content suggestions for graphs and charts, refining ideas through brainstorming and visualizing insights in Figma.
Visual Enhancement (MidJourney)
- Refined AI-generated visuals using iterative prompting to align with portfolio branding and design tone.
- Overcame AI hallucinations in Midjourney by developing creative prompt strategies that allowed me to guide the tool toward specific, intentional visual outcomes.
Ethical Considerations in AI-Assisted Design
Throughout my work, I've focused on responsible AI use by maintaining transparency, evaluating ethical implications, and ensuring AI-assisted decisions support accessibility, inclusivity, and human creativity rather than replacing the creative aspects that only humans can provide.
- Maintaining transparency in AI-assisted design workflows.
- Evaluating ethical implications of AI-generated designs, ensuring they align with accessibility and inclusivity.
- Documenting AI-driven design choices, highlighting where human oversight refined AI output for better UX outcomes.
Role
Senior UX Designer, AI Integration, Portfolio Development, UI Design