🤓 Interaction Nerds by UXA | S25.08
Consuming & Creating Media: AI Augmented Design, BookTok, Letterboxd, Beli, BrainPOP, and Brain Rot.
🆕 AI Augmented Design: Course Intro + Interview from Prof. Nik Martelaro
Written & edited by: 🐥 Grace Conard
There's a lot of value when an AI gives you stuff that's not so great, but it's not terrible… that moment of being presented with something that's just not good enough to then say, ‘It could be better.’ And then it makes you think of what's better.
This coming fall, Prof. Nikolas (Nik) Martelaro will debut his new course, The AI Augmented Designer. The course teaches designers how to use AI tools to support and accelerate their design processes. Read below to learn more about the course & the value of AI augmentation for designers.
📚 The Best of BookTok, the Worst of BookTok
Written & edited by: 🦖 Gabi Howse
Every few months, a news outlet drops a new article about how the physical book industry is collapsing and how young people aren’t reading books anymore. And while this is true, one corner of the internet is doing its best to reverse this phenomenon: BookTok.
🎞️ Letterboxd, Beli, and more: Media Tracking and its Consequences
Written & edited by: 🦑 Kaitlyn Ng
Listening to music, watching movies, reading books, etc. have all once been independent, private activities. But now, we can quantify and amplify our opinions to strangers across the globe.
Below, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on a few media tracking products, and ultimately explore: what are the consequences of increased tracking and sharing of our lives?
🧠 Brain POP vs Brain Rot: Educational Media
Written & edited by: 👽 Joelle Lee
Educational media has rapidly changed over the course of a few years with the noteworthy rise of Cocomelon. How has this change affected development in young children?
🤔 Who’s behind the scenes?
The editors behind this week’s issue are 🐥 Grace Conard, 🦖 Gabi Howse, 👽 Joelle Lee, and 🦑 Kaitlyn Ng
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