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Carly Gray discusses the impact of wearable technology on content design and the skills needed for future platforms.

Want to learn how to use AI to build with other content designers? Join the Content Design AI Accelerator . Applications open until January 30. Why wearable tech will change content design Smart glasses and wearable devices have been "just around the corner" for years. But quietly, that's starting to change. In this episode, I speak with Carly Gray, a content designer who's spent years working on AR and wearable products, including smart glasses at North and Meta. While much of the industry debates AI and screens, Carly has been designing content for products where there's little or no screen at all. We talk about what changes when content moves off phones and into the physical world, why wearables raise entirely new design and ethical challenges, and what content designers need to start learning now if they want to stay relevant as new platforms emerge. What we talked about: ✅ How Carly moved from technical writing into content design for AR and smart glasses ✅ Why smart glasses are different from VR, and why wearability matters more than novelty ✅ Designing content with extreme space constraints (or no screen at all) ✅ Using sound, voice, and companion apps to communicate when…

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Host: Patrick Stafford

Guest: Carly Gray

Topics covered

• wearable technology
• content design
• augmented reality
• ethical challenges
• design constraints
• AI in design

Keywords

• smart glasses
• AR design
• wearable devices
• content strategy
• design ethics
• conversation design
• systems thinking

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Organizations: North, Meta, Content Design AI Accelerator

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