The deck
Core idea
Each card begins not with an AI problem, but with a familiar moment from everyday life — waiting, navigating, trusting, noticing. These moments are the entry point.
AI interaction design is full of invisible problems — cognitive load, uncertainty, transparency. Connecting them to real situations makes them something you can point to and feel.
The images don't tell you what to design. They reveal patterns — how trust builds, how complexity overwhelms, how collaboration shifts — that you translate back into AI systems.
This practice asks you to stop staring at the interface and notice what's happening in the world where your users actually live.
How the cards work
A design question sits over a horizontal real-world photograph. The image is not an illustration — it's a parallel that resonates with the same underlying tension.
Turn the card over. A vertical image shows how that same situation can evolve — how familiarity grows, how what felt opaque becomes readable.
The real work happens between front and back. A hint on the back explains the metaphor — why this image, and what pattern it surfaces. The card opens space to think.
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