The AI YAP Episode

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In this short, bonus edition of YAP we spend time thinking about and playing with AI.

Most designers state that AI will become the most powerful design tool of the decade, enabling them to mine the world's data, to find inspiration and to create better products and services.

Designers who remember sign painters being replaced by naff vinyl sign printing machines see AI as a cut-price competitor rather than a tool.  ( Sign Painters  is a great -if niche- documentary) 

So,  how will the design profession evolve in the face of AI?

In the spirit of exploration we  just asked AI... and we also wondered if we could use AI to create an entire episode of YAP.

We also saw this experiment as a way to find tools that could help designers to build audio mock ups, or provocatypes; thought provoking artefacts that you don't want to spend too much time on, but which land better with the target audience if they have good production quality.   

Let us know what you think of the episode and where you think that designers are under estimating the impact AI in the design process at the moment. 



To create this episode we used:

• Chat GPT to collate content. The tool gave us deeper case study content, but failed to really bring any new concepts to the table.
• Jelly Pod structured and create the podcast audio. Jelly Pod's text editor will really help designers looking to create audio provocatypes as its quick and easy to use.  The custom voices also make audio mock ups really compelling.
• Suno was used to create the new closing music. Its simple and even simple prompts generate quality outputs aligned with expectations.  
• Adobe Firefly to create the episode cover. This needed the most rework and lags behind tools like Mid-journey.

Service Design YAP is developed and produced by the Service Design Network UK Chapter.
Its aim is to engage and connect the wider Service Design community.

• Episode Host: Stephen Wood
• Production Assistance: Jean Watanya