08. Courtny Cotten: Leading design teams through the AI revolution

About this episode

Sahil Chaturvedi interviews design leader Courtny Cotten about the impact of AI on the design industry and his career journey.

In this episode of the Studio Twentyone Show, Sahil walks with Courtny Cotten, a design leader who has worked at major tech companies including Microsoft and Stack Overflow. With a strong background in visual design and leadership, Courtny shares insights from his career journey, discusses the evolution of design tools, and explores how AI is transforming the design industry. 🔍 What you'll learn in this episode: Courtny's journey from art student to design leader at major tech companies How gaming inspired his passion for digital experience design The evolution from traditional graphic design to modern UX/UI practices How AI tools are transforming the design industry and empowering designers Practical tips for becoming a more effective design leader The convergence of product design and front-end engineering roles How to use AI as a designer's superpower rather than a threat 🔗 Subscribe for more content on Bitcoin and product design from the Studio Twentyone Show ! Resources & Tools Mentioned in the Episode: Figma (including Figma Beta AI features): https://www.figma.com/ Adobe Illustrator: https://www.adobe.com/in/products/illustrator.html v0 (by Vercel): https://v0.dev/…

People in this episode

Host: Sahil Chaturvedi

Guest: Courtny Cotten

Topics covered

• AI in design
• design leadership
• evolution of design tools
• UX/UI practices
• digital experience design
• product design
• front-end engineering

Keywords

• AI tools
• design industry
• design teams
• effective design leader
• graphic design
• digital design
• gaming inspiration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft, Stack Overflow, Blue Cyclops Design Agency, Design Break Podcast

Products: Figma, Adobe Illustrator, v0, ChatGPT, Grok, Cursor

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