This one feels good to write.
Brad Frost, Ian Frost, and I just published Chapters 1 and 2 of the AI and Design Systems course. After months of recording, editing, building the community, and figuring out how to teach this stuff in a way that actually sticks, the first two chapters are out in the world. 16+ hours of video so far, counting course lessons, the bi-weekly community jam sessions, and the demos we’ve been releasing along the way.
Chapter 1 is the orientation. The history of design systems, the history of AI, where they meet, and what the vocabulary actually means. Chapter 2 is the hands-on one. I walk through AI tooling and demystify things like API keys. Brad recorded 20 videos on Git and GitHub, which sounds like a developer-only topic but in this new landscape it really isn’t.
Chapters 3, 4, and 5 are in active production and this is where it gets fun:
Using AI to improve design systems (nearly done, and the demos are awesome!)
Making better products with AI and design systems
Inventing the future of UX
One thing we’ve been deliberate about from day one: the early chapters cover durable, evergreen concepts. The later ones go after the stuff that’s changing every week. That way the foundation holds up and the cutting-edge material gets to stay cutting edge.
The part I really didn’t expect to love this much is the community. We got a DM in Slack recently that stuck with us:
“This community is the least toxic AI space I’ve encountered. It is so refreshing in that way; everyone seems so helpful and respectful.”
That’s the bar we’re trying to hold, and the jam sessions every other week have turned into something I genuinely look forward to. People showing what they’ve built. People asking real questions. People who build the tools sitting alongside people using them, figuring things out together.
The $500 preorder price ends EOD Tuesday, May 26th. After that, $995. Team discounts at 3+ seats. Purchasing power parity, student, and job-seeker discounts are available too. Email courses@bradfrost.com if that applies.
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More soon! This is the part where it gets really good! 🙌
