Speculative Prototypes
Speculative Prototypes
Speculative Prototypes
The Drawing and Speech Prototype is a set of speculative artefacts designed to explore how multimodal interaction—combining drawing and speech—affects creative workflows in AI-assisted design. Developed as provocations, these prototypes were introduced during the workshop to create friction and prompt critical reflection before participants crafted speculative scenarios. The three prototypes—WhisperDraw, Coform, and AniGen—each investigate different ways users engage with hand-drawn input while using speech to guide or manipulate AI-generated outcomes.
The Drawing and Speech Prototype is a set of speculative artefacts designed to explore how multimodal interaction—combining drawing and speech—affects creative workflows in AI-assisted design. Developed as provocations, these prototypes were introduced during the workshop to create friction and prompt critical reflection before participants crafted speculative scenarios. The three prototypes—WhisperDraw, Coform, and AniGen—each investigate different ways users engage with hand-drawn input while using speech to guide or manipulate AI-generated outcomes.
The Drawing and Speech Prototype is a set of speculative artefacts designed to explore how multimodal interaction—combining drawing and speech—affects creative workflows in AI-assisted design. Developed as provocations, these prototypes were introduced during the workshop to create friction and prompt critical reflection before participants crafted speculative scenarios. The three prototypes—WhisperDraw, Coform, and AniGen—each investigate different ways users engage with hand-drawn input while using speech to guide or manipulate AI-generated outcomes.
WhisperDraw
WhisperDraw
WhisperDraw
WhisperDraw is a speculative AI-powered drawing tool that translates spoken or written input into real-time visual outputs. It enables a conversational, back-and-forth creative process, allowing artists and designers to quickly ideate and iterate regardless of drawing ability. Through continued interaction, WhisperDraw adapts to individual preferences and styles, offering a personalised and evolving creative experience.
WhisperDraw is a speculative AI-powered drawing tool that translates spoken or written input into real-time visual outputs. It enables a conversational, back-and-forth creative process, allowing artists and designers to quickly ideate and iterate regardless of drawing ability. Through continued interaction, WhisperDraw adapts to individual preferences and styles, offering a personalised and evolving creative experience.
WhisperDraw is a speculative AI-powered drawing tool that translates spoken or written input into real-time visual outputs. It enables a conversational, back-and-forth creative process, allowing artists and designers to quickly ideate and iterate regardless of drawing ability. Through continued interaction, WhisperDraw adapts to individual preferences and styles, offering a personalised and evolving creative experience.
Coform
Coform
Coform
CoForm is a speculative real-time collaborative drawing platform that allows multiple users to co-create on a shared canvas. Designed for both local and remote collaboration, it integrates AI to harmonise varied inputs and styles. By offering intelligent suggestions, CoForm supports design consistency while fostering a creative environment where collective contributions lead to more unified and enriched outcomes.
CoForm is a speculative real-time collaborative drawing platform that allows multiple users to co-create on a shared canvas. Designed for both local and remote collaboration, it integrates AI to harmonise varied inputs and styles. By offering intelligent suggestions, CoForm supports design consistency while fostering a creative environment where collective contributions lead to more unified and enriched outcomes.
CoForm is a speculative real-time collaborative drawing platform that allows multiple users to co-create on a shared canvas. Designed for both local and remote collaboration, it integrates AI to harmonise varied inputs and styles. By offering intelligent suggestions, CoForm supports design consistency while fostering a creative environment where collective contributions lead to more unified and enriched outcomes.
AniGen
AniGen
AniGen
AniGen is a speculative real-time animation tool that transforms static drawings into dynamic animations through AI-assisted motion suggestions and intuitive user controls. Users upload images, and the AI generates motion paths and effects that can be refined through a simple interface. AniGen enables users with little to no animation experience to create animated content quickly and effectively.
AniGen is a speculative real-time animation tool that transforms static drawings into dynamic animations through AI-assisted motion suggestions and intuitive user controls. Users upload images, and the AI generates motion paths and effects that can be refined through a simple interface. AniGen enables users with little to no animation experience to create animated content quickly and effectively.
The World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report 2025 ranks graphic design as the 11th fastest-declining job. This decline is linked to two main factors: (1) generative AI tools that can now perform many design tasks, and (2) easy-to-use online platforms that allow non-designers to produce visual content. However, despite their growing use, current generative AI tools do not fully support the needs of professional designers. Designers who have experimented with these tools often encounter four common challenges:
