Designers Empowered by AI

Andrew Wilkinson and Dan Shipper discuss how AI, particularly Opus 4.5, empowers designers:

• 🚀 Increased Productivity: Wilkinson feels he can move at the speed of thought, and he equates the experience to having 30 employees working 24/7 for a minimal cost.


• 🎨 Designer Empowerment: Dan Shipper believes designers are an

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You’ll hear how AI is helping designers focus on higher-level thinking, communicate better with developers, and push creative boundaries—all without replacing the human touch.

The “Design Rule of Three” (Thinking, Doing, Culture) remains valid, but the centres of gravity will probably move:

• Thinking → less about post-it ideation, more about systems, ethics, and emergent intelligence.


• Doing → blends human and machine creativity; AI becomes a design material.


• Culture → moves from craft communities to ecosystem stewardship:

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