Creative Futures - Case Studies

Case Studies & Templates

Case Studies

The Creative Futures team experimented with multiple different exercises and projects across Industrial Design, Graphic Design, and Interaction Design studio courses during the 2025/26 school year.

These Case Studies outline our work, reflections, and recommendations with the following project types:

UX Prototyping: Using Figma Make + Analog, comparing methods
Vector Graphics: Using and customizing Adobe Illustrator AI features
Design Research: AI + Analog Synthesis, comparing methods
Logo Design: AI-augmented logo design
Motion Graphics: AI-augmented motion graphics
Industrial Design: Shoe design AI Color/Visual Treatment exploration

Research Synthesis AI vs IRL for Senior ID Students

Synthesis IRL + AI

Explore research synthesis with and without AI assistance with senior Industrial Design students.

AI-Modified UX Prototyping

Experiment and reflect on multiple ways of prototyping and testing UX design.

AI in AI: Experimentation & Reflection

AI in AI (Adobe Illustrator)

Explore Adobe Illustrator’s Text-to-Vector Generative AI features to learn their capabilities and limitations.

DSID 22 _ AI + Visualization 2

AI + Visualization

Experiment to create inspirations, and Visualization for a Product design development.

CMF + AI in DSID 143

AI (Vizcom) + CMF

Explore and test the use of AI (Vizcom) in prototyping and execution process.

AI-Enhanced Sports Broadcast Animation: Timing, Spacing, and Motion Principles DSGD 109, Khatibi

AI-Enhanced Animation

Generating, Editing, and Animating Sports Graphics with Adobe Firefly, Photoshop Web, Adobe Express, and After Effects

AI-Enhanced Logo Design, DSGD 63, Khatibi

AI-Enhanced Logo Design

Generating & Editing Visual Elements

Project Template

The Creative Futures team ran 7 Co-Design Workshops throughout the 2025/26 school year with students and faculty to experiment with AI and investigate how it can augment our design process. We developed the following template that faculty can use to create their own projects to do the same.

Jun 22-Project Template for faculty

This framework is based on the Double Diamond process and works as both a guide and a simple project template for design project.

Course Proposal: Evolving Tech Elective for Design Majors

The following is a proposal for a Design elective that can evolve year by year to cover topics in emerging technology, including AI.

Emerging Technologies for Design: Proposed Syllabus

The following is a proposal for a lower-division design elective focused on immersive media basics, including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and artificial intelligence (AI).

Immersive Media Basics- AR & VR.docx

The following is a proposal for an upper-division design elective focused on immersive media, including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and artificial intelligence (AI).

Immersive Media Studio- Story, Motion and Interface.docx

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