Practical Skills for Creatives and Designers

Join us for a transformative learning experience to become more skilled in using AI. We will guide you through the foundations of generative AI, from understanding underlying principles to exploring the creative boundaries. Our session focuses on igniting your creativity to experiment with AI to get the most out of your usage. 

 

Curriculum

This two-day hands-on course is designed for creatives, designers, and professionals who want to develop practical skills in generative AI and explore its impact on design and innovation. You will gain foundational AI knowledge, learn to work with a variety of leading AI tools, and develop a playful, experimental mindset to maximize AI’s potential in your work. Take your skills to the next level, build community and get to the leading edge of AI in practice.

 

Learning Objectives

During this masterclass, you will learn:

  • Gain a foundational understanding of generative AI and practical awareness of how to use it well in your own work (AI Literacy/AI Fluency).
  • Hands on, practical skill development on the use of generative AI for design, writing, image generation & editing, music, voice, video and software
  • Develop vibe coding skills with hands-on experimentation with major tools (no prior coding experience needed)
  • Explore how to design AI agents to support human flourishing
  • Examine the ethical and societal impact of AI in design, with special attention to the role of individual integrity

 

Speakers

Derek Lomas is Assistant Professor in Positive AI at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. He designs data-informed smart systems for human wellbeing, bringing humanist values into AI systems. He is a classicist, futurist, cognitive scientist and proponent of the magic of resonance in design.

 

Registration: https://www.tudelft.nl/io/studeren/ide-design-master-classes/registration/

Website: https://www.tudelft.nl/io/studeren/ide-master-classes/ide-master-classes-2026/ai-in-experience-design