Thiago Xikota

In preparation

Design in the AI Era

A book in preparation about judgment, ethics, and AI workflows for design teams.

Status
In preparation with Casa do Código
Scope
I am preparing this book with Casa do Código to help designers and product teams adopt AI without outsourcing judgment. The draft focuses on practical workflow changes, source validation, ethics, and the parts of design that still need human review.
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Draft themes

The outline can still change. These are the questions guiding the work.

  1. Creative direction

    Deciding what AI should help with, and what stays human.

  2. Context mapping

    Understanding teams, constraints, and workflow risks before choosing tools.

  3. Research synthesis

    Using AI to organize evidence without inventing confidence.

  4. Prompting and prototyping

    Turning intent into testable UI, content, and process drafts.

  5. Source validation

    Checking provenance, errors, and hallucinations before work ships.

  6. Ethics and safety

    Defining guardrails for data, authorship, accessibility, and impact.