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1006: Can AI Make Good Design?

35 minutes Posted May 20, 2026 at 11:00 am.

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Wes and Scott talk about whether AI can actually create good design, or if it just remixes the same patterns over and over. They dig into AI-generated UX, design systems, YouTube thumbnails, Google’s design.md spec, programmatic design, and the tools designers are actually using today.

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