#176 Design is not dead, but has changed

From Honest UX Talks by Wix Studio by Anfisa Bogomolova & Ioana Teleanu

April 8, 2026 · 36 min · Season 1 · Episode 176

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Ioana and Anfi discuss the evolution of the design process in the age of AI and the balance between research and educated guesses.

Ioana and Anfi discuss how the design process has evolved in the age of AI: should we rely on educated guesses or actual research? How can we reach insights faster? What's the best design process today? How to get to insights quickly without sacrificing quality? And can LLMs fully replace human research? This episode was recorded in partnership with ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wix Studio.⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out these links: Order Ioana's book on ⁠⁠ Amazon ⁠⁠ , shipping worldwide. Ioana's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ co-working space ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join Anfi’s ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Job Search community ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The community includes 3 courses, 12 live events and workshops, and a variety of templates to support you in your job search journey. Ioana's AI project: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ aidesign-os.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ioana's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WhatsApp group ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ioana's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ AI Goodies Newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ioana's Domestika course ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Create a Learning Strategy…

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Hosts: Ioana Teleanu, Anfisa Bogomolova

Topics covered

design process
AI in design
research methods
insights generation
human vs AI research

Keywords

design
AI
research
insights
UX design
human research
design process

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: aidesign-os.com, Domestika

Products: Ioana's book, AI-Powered UX Design: How to Elevate Your UX Career

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