357: GPT-3 and the Future of Design

This week, we talk about the recently-unveiled GPT-3 AI tool and the implications of AI for design. In The Sidebar, we discuss HUD design in video games, nerding out on diegesis, skeuomorphism, and more.

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The Sidebar:

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In this week's Sidebar, we discuss the evolution and impact of the HUD UI in video games. We dive into diegesis, skeuomorphism, and more.

Follow up:

• Vicki Tan is working on the podcasts surface at Spotify and is looking for feedback.
  • Vicki was previously on Design Details, too!

Listener Question:

Fabio Giolito states: How not to talk about GPT-3? Hot takes only.

• What is GPT-3?
• Learn more about OpenAI
• Jordan Singer is making some wild tools with GPT-3.

Cool Things:

• Brian shared Roam Research, a note-taking tool for networked thought. It's a bit more complex than your average note-taking tool, but it's wildly powerful.
  • For more resources about note-taking and building a digital garden/second brain, check out this digital-gardeners repo by Maggie Appleton.
• Marshall shared his new role at YouTube, working on the Design Systems team defining the future evolution of YouTube's design language.

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