DES 191B — Spring 2026

Your Project Name

Student Name  ·  UC Davis  ·  Spring 2026

Research

Learning to speak machine

Write your section description here. Explain the process, the question, or the discovery that drove this phase of the work.

Add a second paragraph if needed.

Source Hunting

Source hunting using AI

Describe how you used AI tools to gather, filter, or generate source material for this project.

Synthesis

A new way of synthesizing

What emerged from bringing sources together? Describe the synthesis process and the decisions made.

Opportunity

Opportunity statement → How Might We

State the opportunity you identified. Frame it as a How Might We question.

Commitment

Making a commitment

What did you commit to building? Describe the decision and what it meant for the project direction.

Proof of Concept

Proof of Concept

Show your early prototype or proof of concept. What did you test, and what did you learn?

Hero Image

Exploring a Hero Image

Describe the visual language you developed. What does the hero image communicate?

Prompting

Building a prompting seed

How did you develop your prompt strategy? What patterns or constraints emerged?

Testing

Testing the Seed

What happened when you tested your prompting seed across different inputs or contexts?

Storytelling

Storytelling with AI

How did you use AI to tell the story of your project? What worked, what didn't?

Reflection

What I know now

Write your reflection here. What changed in how you think about design, AI, or your own creative process?

This is the most personal section — write in your own voice.

Class Gallery

Class gallery

Selected work from the class.