750 designers. One year. Figuring out AI together.
DesignX AI Season 2026 is a curated cohort for designers navigating AI in real product work
Members work at
750 designers. One year. Figuring out AI together.
DesignX AI Season 2026 is a curated cohort for designers navigating AI in real product work
Members work at
750 designers. One year. Figuring out AI together.
DesignX AI Season 2026 is a curated cohort for designers navigating AI in real product work
Members work at
What Is It
Weekly AI Fridays
Every Friday, we share what we tried, what worked, what didn't. Async, low-pressure, high-signal.
01
Monthly Live Sessions
Virtual Deep-Dive A 60-minute live session on one AI topic — tools, workflows, career strategy. Recorded if you miss it.
02
Quarterly IRL Meetups
IRL Meetups Toronto home base, with other cities as we grow. Real conversations, not networking theater.
03
What Is It
Weekly AI Fridays
Every Friday, we share what we tried, what worked, what didn't. Async, low-pressure, high-signal.
01
Monthly Live Sessions
Virtual Deep-Dive A 60-minute live session on one AI topic — tools, workflows, career strategy. Recorded if you miss it.
02
Quarterly IRL Meetups
IRL Meetups Toronto home base, with other cities as we grow. Real conversations, not networking theater.
03
What Is It
Weekly AI Fridays
Every Friday, we share what we tried, what worked, what didn't. Async, low-pressure, high-signal.
01
Monthly Live Sessions
Virtual Deep-Dive A 60-minute live session on one AI topic — tools, workflows, career strategy. Recorded if you miss it.
02
Quarterly IRL Meetups
IRL Meetups Toronto home base, with other cities as we grow. Real conversations, not networking theater.
03
We’re not experts.
We’re figuring this out together.
AI is moving faster than any playbook.
No one has it fully solved.
Not the influencers. Not the “AI consultants.” Not us.
DesignX AI is a curated room of 750 designers committed to testing, sharing, and refining how AI fits into real product work.
It runs in seasons.
We cap it at 750 members.
At the end of the year, inactive members are removed.
Not to create scarcity.
But to keep the room alive.
This is a working cohort — not a passive Slack group.
We’re not experts.
We’re figuring this out together.
AI is moving faster than any playbook.
No one has it fully solved.
Not the influencers. Not the “AI consultants.” Not us.
DesignX AI is a curated room of 750 designers committed to testing, sharing, and refining how AI fits into real product work.
It runs in seasons.
We cap it at 750 members.
At the end of the year, inactive members are removed.
Not to create scarcity.
But to keep the room alive.
This is a working cohort — not a passive Slack group.
We’re not experts.
We’re figuring this out together.
AI is moving faster than any playbook.
No one has it fully solved.
Not the influencers. Not the “AI consultants.” Not us.
DesignX AI is a curated room of 750 designers committed to testing, sharing, and refining how AI fits into real product work.
It runs in seasons.
We cap it at 750 members.
At the end of the year, inactive members are removed.
Not to create scarcity.
But to keep the room alive.
This is a working cohort — not a passive Slack group.
Designers changing how they work with AI
The DesignX Community event on AI last night highlighted just how many ways designers are currently engaging with AI.
Presenters shared projects, experiments, workflows, task-specific uses, AI design patterns, and live products, reflecting different tools and approaches.Designers are exploring what works for them and how AI fits into their practice. What’s emerging isn’t a standard approach, but a growing set of ways of working shaped by context and intent.
The mix of practitioners was reflected in the attendees as well, with people from different roles, backgrounds, and experiences with AI. Credit to Preet Singh for creating a welcoming space where exploration and learning are encouraged.
Rick Pan
I had the opportunity last week to present at the DesignX Community What Are We Actually Figuring Out with AI? event, where I shared how I used AI tools as part of the design and development process for my master’s thesis project, TacTile, completed during my time in OCAD University’s Digital Futures graduate program.
The evening was a great reminder that there isn’t a single “right way” designers are working with AI right now. What stood out most was how openly people shared their real workflows: experiments, constraints, workarounds, and the many ways these tools actually fit into their practice.Aksha Sajeev
Last week, I went to my first-ever DesignX event in Toronto — and I’m still riding that creative high.
✨
1) DesignX Community: AI x Design @Intuit Canada
Walking into a room filled with hundreds of designers from wildly different backgrounds felt… unreal.
I met people I’d only seen online.
I met new faces.
I met future collaborators.
And honestly? I felt that rare feeling of: “Oh wow. I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.”Kaavya Shakunthala
The DesignX Community event on AI last night highlighted just how many ways designers are currently engaging with AI.
Presenters shared projects, experiments, workflows, task-specific uses, AI design patterns, and live products, reflecting different tools and approaches.Designers are exploring what works for them and how AI fits into their practice. What’s emerging isn’t a standard approach, but a growing set of ways of working shaped by context and intent.
The mix of practitioners was reflected in the attendees as well, with people from different roles, backgrounds, and experiences with AI. Credit to Preet Singh for creating a welcoming space where exploration and learning are encouraged.
Rick Pan
I had the opportunity last week to present at the DesignX Community What Are We Actually Figuring Out with AI? event, where I shared how I used AI tools as part of the design and development process for my master’s thesis project, TacTile, completed during my time in OCAD University’s Digital Futures graduate program.
The evening was a great reminder that there isn’t a single “right way” designers are working with AI right now. What stood out most was how openly people shared their real workflows: experiments, constraints, workarounds, and the many ways these tools actually fit into their practice.Aksha Sajeev
Last week, I went to my first-ever DesignX event in Toronto — and I’m still riding that creative high.
✨
1) DesignX Community: AI x Design @Intuit Canada
Walking into a room filled with hundreds of designers from wildly different backgrounds felt… unreal.
I met people I’d only seen online.
I met new faces.
I met future collaborators.
And honestly? I felt that rare feeling of: “Oh wow. I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.”Kaavya Shakunthala
The DesignX Community event on AI last night highlighted just how many ways designers are currently engaging with AI.
Presenters shared projects, experiments, workflows, task-specific uses, AI design patterns, and live products, reflecting different tools and approaches.Designers are exploring what works for them and how AI fits into their practice. What’s emerging isn’t a standard approach, but a growing set of ways of working shaped by context and intent.
The mix of practitioners was reflected in the attendees as well, with people from different roles, backgrounds, and experiences with AI. Credit to Preet Singh for creating a welcoming space where exploration and learning are encouraged.
Rick Pan
I had the opportunity last week to present at the DesignX Community What Are We Actually Figuring Out with AI? event, where I shared how I used AI tools as part of the design and development process for my master’s thesis project, TacTile, completed during my time in OCAD University’s Digital Futures graduate program.
The evening was a great reminder that there isn’t a single “right way” designers are working with AI right now. What stood out most was how openly people shared their real workflows: experiments, constraints, workarounds, and the many ways these tools actually fit into their practice.Aksha Sajeev
Last week, I went to my first-ever DesignX event in Toronto — and I’m still riding that creative high.
✨
1) DesignX Community: AI x Design @Intuit Canada
Walking into a room filled with hundreds of designers from wildly different backgrounds felt… unreal.
I met people I’d only seen online.
I met new faces.
I met future collaborators.
And honestly? I felt that rare feeling of: “Oh wow. I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.”Kaavya Shakunthala
The DesignX Community event on AI last night highlighted just how many ways designers are currently engaging with AI.
Presenters shared projects, experiments, workflows, task-specific uses, AI design patterns, and live products, reflecting different tools and approaches.Designers are exploring what works for them and how AI fits into their practice. What’s emerging isn’t a standard approach, but a growing set of ways of working shaped by context and intent.
The mix of practitioners was reflected in the attendees as well, with people from different roles, backgrounds, and experiences with AI. Credit to Preet Singh for creating a welcoming space where exploration and learning are encouraged.
Rick Pan
I had the opportunity last week to present at the DesignX Community What Are We Actually Figuring Out with AI? event, where I shared how I used AI tools as part of the design and development process for my master’s thesis project, TacTile, completed during my time in OCAD University’s Digital Futures graduate program.
The evening was a great reminder that there isn’t a single “right way” designers are working with AI right now. What stood out most was how openly people shared their real workflows: experiments, constraints, workarounds, and the many ways these tools actually fit into their practice.Aksha Sajeev
Last week, I went to my first-ever DesignX event in Toronto — and I’m still riding that creative high.
✨
1) DesignX Community: AI x Design @Intuit Canada
Walking into a room filled with hundreds of designers from wildly different backgrounds felt… unreal.
I met people I’d only seen online.
I met new faces.
I met future collaborators.
And honestly? I felt that rare feeling of: “Oh wow. I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.”Kaavya Shakunthala
Designers changing how they work with AI
The DesignX Community event on AI last night highlighted just how many ways designers are currently engaging with AI.
Presenters shared projects, experiments, workflows, task-specific uses, AI design patterns, and live products, reflecting different tools and approaches.Designers are exploring what works for them and how AI fits into their practice. What’s emerging isn’t a standard approach, but a growing set of ways of working shaped by context and intent.
The mix of practitioners was reflected in the attendees as well, with people from different roles, backgrounds, and experiences with AI. Credit to Preet Singh for creating a welcoming space where exploration and learning are encouraged.
Rick Pan
I had the opportunity last week to present at the DesignX Community What Are We Actually Figuring Out with AI? event, where I shared how I used AI tools as part of the design and development process for my master’s thesis project, TacTile, completed during my time in OCAD University’s Digital Futures graduate program.
The evening was a great reminder that there isn’t a single “right way” designers are working with AI right now. What stood out most was how openly people shared their real workflows: experiments, constraints, workarounds, and the many ways these tools actually fit into their practice.Aksha Sajeev
Last week, I went to my first-ever DesignX event in Toronto — and I’m still riding that creative high.
✨
1) DesignX Community: AI x Design @Intuit Canada
Walking into a room filled with hundreds of designers from wildly different backgrounds felt… unreal.
I met people I’d only seen online.
I met new faces.
I met future collaborators.
And honestly? I felt that rare feeling of: “Oh wow. I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.”Kaavya Shakunthala
The DesignX Community event on AI last night highlighted just how many ways designers are currently engaging with AI.
Presenters shared projects, experiments, workflows, task-specific uses, AI design patterns, and live products, reflecting different tools and approaches.Designers are exploring what works for them and how AI fits into their practice. What’s emerging isn’t a standard approach, but a growing set of ways of working shaped by context and intent.
The mix of practitioners was reflected in the attendees as well, with people from different roles, backgrounds, and experiences with AI. Credit to Preet Singh for creating a welcoming space where exploration and learning are encouraged.
Rick Pan
I had the opportunity last week to present at the DesignX Community What Are We Actually Figuring Out with AI? event, where I shared how I used AI tools as part of the design and development process for my master’s thesis project, TacTile, completed during my time in OCAD University’s Digital Futures graduate program.
The evening was a great reminder that there isn’t a single “right way” designers are working with AI right now. What stood out most was how openly people shared their real workflows: experiments, constraints, workarounds, and the many ways these tools actually fit into their practice.Aksha Sajeev
Last week, I went to my first-ever DesignX event in Toronto — and I’m still riding that creative high.
✨
1) DesignX Community: AI x Design @Intuit Canada
Walking into a room filled with hundreds of designers from wildly different backgrounds felt… unreal.
I met people I’d only seen online.
I met new faces.
I met future collaborators.
And honestly? I felt that rare feeling of: “Oh wow. I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.”Kaavya Shakunthala
The DesignX Community event on AI last night highlighted just how many ways designers are currently engaging with AI.
Presenters shared projects, experiments, workflows, task-specific uses, AI design patterns, and live products, reflecting different tools and approaches.Designers are exploring what works for them and how AI fits into their practice. What’s emerging isn’t a standard approach, but a growing set of ways of working shaped by context and intent.
The mix of practitioners was reflected in the attendees as well, with people from different roles, backgrounds, and experiences with AI. Credit to Preet Singh for creating a welcoming space where exploration and learning are encouraged.
Rick Pan
I had the opportunity last week to present at the DesignX Community What Are We Actually Figuring Out with AI? event, where I shared how I used AI tools as part of the design and development process for my master’s thesis project, TacTile, completed during my time in OCAD University’s Digital Futures graduate program.
The evening was a great reminder that there isn’t a single “right way” designers are working with AI right now. What stood out most was how openly people shared their real workflows: experiments, constraints, workarounds, and the many ways these tools actually fit into their practice.Aksha Sajeev
Last week, I went to my first-ever DesignX event in Toronto — and I’m still riding that creative high.
✨
1) DesignX Community: AI x Design @Intuit Canada
Walking into a room filled with hundreds of designers from wildly different backgrounds felt… unreal.
I met people I’d only seen online.
I met new faces.
I met future collaborators.
And honestly? I felt that rare feeling of: “Oh wow. I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.”Kaavya Shakunthala
The DesignX Community event on AI last night highlighted just how many ways designers are currently engaging with AI.
Presenters shared projects, experiments, workflows, task-specific uses, AI design patterns, and live products, reflecting different tools and approaches.Designers are exploring what works for them and how AI fits into their practice. What’s emerging isn’t a standard approach, but a growing set of ways of working shaped by context and intent.
The mix of practitioners was reflected in the attendees as well, with people from different roles, backgrounds, and experiences with AI. Credit to Preet Singh for creating a welcoming space where exploration and learning are encouraged.
Rick Pan
I had the opportunity last week to present at the DesignX Community What Are We Actually Figuring Out with AI? event, where I shared how I used AI tools as part of the design and development process for my master’s thesis project, TacTile, completed during my time in OCAD University’s Digital Futures graduate program.
The evening was a great reminder that there isn’t a single “right way” designers are working with AI right now. What stood out most was how openly people shared their real workflows: experiments, constraints, workarounds, and the many ways these tools actually fit into their practice.Aksha Sajeev
Last week, I went to my first-ever DesignX event in Toronto — and I’m still riding that creative high.
✨
1) DesignX Community: AI x Design @Intuit Canada
Walking into a room filled with hundreds of designers from wildly different backgrounds felt… unreal.
I met people I’d only seen online.
I met new faces.
I met future collaborators.
And honestly? I felt that rare feeling of: “Oh wow. I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.”Kaavya Shakunthala
Designers changing how they work with AI
The DesignX Community event on AI last night highlighted just how many ways designers are currently engaging with AI.
Presenters shared projects, experiments, workflows, task-specific uses, AI design patterns, and live products, reflecting different tools and approaches.Designers are exploring what works for them and how AI fits into their practice. What’s emerging isn’t a standard approach, but a growing set of ways of working shaped by context and intent.
The mix of practitioners was reflected in the attendees as well, with people from different roles, backgrounds, and experiences with AI. Credit to Preet Singh for creating a welcoming space where exploration and learning are encouraged.
Rick Pan
I had the opportunity last week to present at the DesignX Community What Are We Actually Figuring Out with AI? event, where I shared how I used AI tools as part of the design and development process for my master’s thesis project, TacTile, completed during my time in OCAD University’s Digital Futures graduate program.
The evening was a great reminder that there isn’t a single “right way” designers are working with AI right now. What stood out most was how openly people shared their real workflows: experiments, constraints, workarounds, and the many ways these tools actually fit into their practice.Aksha Sajeev
Last week, I went to my first-ever DesignX event in Toronto — and I’m still riding that creative high.
✨
1) DesignX Community: AI x Design @Intuit Canada
Walking into a room filled with hundreds of designers from wildly different backgrounds felt… unreal.
I met people I’d only seen online.
I met new faces.
I met future collaborators.
And honestly? I felt that rare feeling of: “Oh wow. I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.”Kaavya Shakunthala
The DesignX Community event on AI last night highlighted just how many ways designers are currently engaging with AI.
Presenters shared projects, experiments, workflows, task-specific uses, AI design patterns, and live products, reflecting different tools and approaches.Designers are exploring what works for them and how AI fits into their practice. What’s emerging isn’t a standard approach, but a growing set of ways of working shaped by context and intent.
The mix of practitioners was reflected in the attendees as well, with people from different roles, backgrounds, and experiences with AI. Credit to Preet Singh for creating a welcoming space where exploration and learning are encouraged.
Rick Pan
I had the opportunity last week to present at the DesignX Community What Are We Actually Figuring Out with AI? event, where I shared how I used AI tools as part of the design and development process for my master’s thesis project, TacTile, completed during my time in OCAD University’s Digital Futures graduate program.
The evening was a great reminder that there isn’t a single “right way” designers are working with AI right now. What stood out most was how openly people shared their real workflows: experiments, constraints, workarounds, and the many ways these tools actually fit into their practice.Aksha Sajeev
Last week, I went to my first-ever DesignX event in Toronto — and I’m still riding that creative high.
✨
1) DesignX Community: AI x Design @Intuit Canada
Walking into a room filled with hundreds of designers from wildly different backgrounds felt… unreal.
I met people I’d only seen online.
I met new faces.
I met future collaborators.
And honestly? I felt that rare feeling of: “Oh wow. I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.”Kaavya Shakunthala
The DesignX Community event on AI last night highlighted just how many ways designers are currently engaging with AI.
Presenters shared projects, experiments, workflows, task-specific uses, AI design patterns, and live products, reflecting different tools and approaches.Designers are exploring what works for them and how AI fits into their practice. What’s emerging isn’t a standard approach, but a growing set of ways of working shaped by context and intent.
The mix of practitioners was reflected in the attendees as well, with people from different roles, backgrounds, and experiences with AI. Credit to Preet Singh for creating a welcoming space where exploration and learning are encouraged.
Rick Pan
I had the opportunity last week to present at the DesignX Community What Are We Actually Figuring Out with AI? event, where I shared how I used AI tools as part of the design and development process for my master’s thesis project, TacTile, completed during my time in OCAD University’s Digital Futures graduate program.
The evening was a great reminder that there isn’t a single “right way” designers are working with AI right now. What stood out most was how openly people shared their real workflows: experiments, constraints, workarounds, and the many ways these tools actually fit into their practice.Aksha Sajeev
Last week, I went to my first-ever DesignX event in Toronto — and I’m still riding that creative high.
✨
1) DesignX Community: AI x Design @Intuit Canada
Walking into a room filled with hundreds of designers from wildly different backgrounds felt… unreal.
I met people I’d only seen online.
I met new faces.
I met future collaborators.
And honestly? I felt that rare feeling of: “Oh wow. I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.”Kaavya Shakunthala
The DesignX Community event on AI last night highlighted just how many ways designers are currently engaging with AI.
Presenters shared projects, experiments, workflows, task-specific uses, AI design patterns, and live products, reflecting different tools and approaches.Designers are exploring what works for them and how AI fits into their practice. What’s emerging isn’t a standard approach, but a growing set of ways of working shaped by context and intent.
The mix of practitioners was reflected in the attendees as well, with people from different roles, backgrounds, and experiences with AI. Credit to Preet Singh for creating a welcoming space where exploration and learning are encouraged.
Rick Pan
I had the opportunity last week to present at the DesignX Community What Are We Actually Figuring Out with AI? event, where I shared how I used AI tools as part of the design and development process for my master’s thesis project, TacTile, completed during my time in OCAD University’s Digital Futures graduate program.
The evening was a great reminder that there isn’t a single “right way” designers are working with AI right now. What stood out most was how openly people shared their real workflows: experiments, constraints, workarounds, and the many ways these tools actually fit into their practice.Aksha Sajeev
Last week, I went to my first-ever DesignX event in Toronto — and I’m still riding that creative high.
✨
1) DesignX Community: AI x Design @Intuit Canada
Walking into a room filled with hundreds of designers from wildly different backgrounds felt… unreal.
I met people I’d only seen online.
I met new faces.
I met future collaborators.
And honestly? I felt that rare feeling of: “Oh wow. I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.”Kaavya Shakunthala
Next on the Calendar
Where designers test what’s next — together.
Next on the Calendar
Where designers test what’s next — together.
Next on the Calendar
Where designers test what’s next — together.
Season 2026 is open.
Applications are now live for our 2026 cohort — a curated group of 750 designers navigating AI in real product work. 612 of 750 spots filled.
If this feels aligned, apply now. We close the room when it’s full.
Season 2026 is open.
Applications are now live for our 2026 cohort — a curated group of 750 designers navigating AI in real product work. 612 of 750 spots filled.
If this feels aligned, apply now. We close the room when it’s full.
Season 2026 is open.
Applications are now live for our 2026 cohort — a curated group of 750 designers navigating AI in real product work. 612 of 750 spots filled.
If this feels aligned, apply now. We close the room when it’s full.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this free?
I'm a beginner with AI. Can I join?
Is this actually an active community?
What's expected of members?
Who else is in this?
What if I apply and don't get in?
What's expected of members?
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this free?
I'm a beginner with AI. Can I join?
Is this actually an active community?
What's expected of members?
Who else is in this?
What if I apply and don't get in?
What's expected of members?
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this free?
I'm a beginner with AI. Can I join?
Is this actually an active community?
What's expected of members?
Who else is in this?
What if I apply and don't get in?
What's expected of members?
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