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The Target Network Analysts (TDNA) Challenge
Master of Graphic & Experience Design (MGXD) students recently collaborated with the NC State Laboratory of Analytic Sciences (LAS) to explore the potential of AI to assist Target Digital Network Analysts (TDNAs).…
Discovering Design Innovations for the Promotion of Insights by Intelligence Analysts
Text in this entry has been excerpted from "The Pictorial Trapezoid: Adapting McCloud's Big Triangle for creative semiotic precision in generative text-to-image AI" authored by Matthew Peterson, Ashley Anderson, Kayla Rondinelli and…
How can A.I. Transform Voice Language Analysis?
Master of Graphic & Experience Design (MGXD) students recently collaborated with the Laboratory of Analytic Sciences (LAS) here at NC State to explore the potential of machine learning to assist in voice…
Personalizing the Shopper’s Journey with REI Co-op
NC State Graphic & Experience Design seniors in Professor Armstrong's studio worked with REI to explore possible avenues of personalizing the shopper journey. By leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence mechanisms, businesses…
Available Now: Big Data. Big Design
My new book: Big Data. Big Design: Why Designers Should Care about A.I. . Order here . What does this topic have to do with you? Designers stand at the verge of a great professional opportunity:…
How Can ML Help Knowledge Workers to Efficiently Enter Their Workflow?
Master of Graphic Design (MGXD) students collaborated with the Laboratory of Analytic Sciences (LAS) here at NC State to explore the potential of a Tailored Daily Report (TLDR)—an intelligent, interactive interface that…
Autonomous Vehicles as Mobile Data Collection Devices
Seniors in our GD400 course spent 9 weeks digging into autonomous vehicles and data collection with Red Hat. The Central Research Question: How can the data collected by an AV benefit human…
Machine Learning for Speculative Futures Workshop
Last spring, I led a workshop at The Maryland Institute College of Art focusing on Machine Learning + Interface Design. Using a modified version of Stuart Candy's Thing from the Future game,…
Using Knowledge Graphs to Make Critical Decisions
In the midst of the pandemic, The NC State Laboratory for Analytic Sciences (LAS) partnered with our master’s students in the NCSU College of Design’s Graphic Design Department to tackle the potential…
Solving Challenges for Chief Data Officers with A.I.
Fall 2020, seniors at NC State worked with a team at SAS Analytics for 9 weeks to design an experience within SAS Information Catalog that utilizes Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence…
Interested in discussing machine learning & design with your class? Here’s a two part lecture.
Here is a two part lecture series to initiate a discussion of machine learning with your design students. I'm happy to lead a Q&A followup if you contact me. Please forgive that…
“Who’s Afraid of A.I.” Cards
I created a set of cards to help design students explore the potential functionality of machine learning, while considering the ethical implications of use. Both grads and undergrads used the cards to…
