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The Designer’s Playbook for AI Products | by Dára Sobaloju | Bootcamp | Medium

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Some of us stumbled into AI design without meaning to. One day you’re pushing pixels for a fintech dashboard, the next you’re figuring out how to make a chatbot feel less like a customer service nightmare and more like a colleague who actually listens. That’s how it happened for me. I was working on a feature, and someone said, “Can we add AI to this?” I didn’t have a playbook. I don’t think anyone did. If you’re reading this, you’re probably in a similar position. Maybe your product team just decided everything needs to be “AI-powered” now. Maybe you’re genuinely curious about what changes when the interface can talk back. Either way, welcome. I’ve spent the past months digging through research, case studies, and my own experiments to figure out what actually works. This is what I’ve learned. Here’s something that surprised me: designing for AI isn’t as alien as it sounds. The fundamentals (user needs, clear feedback, intuitive flows) don’t disappear just because there’s a language mo

The Designer’s Playbook for AI Products Dára Sobaloju 13 min read · Dec 24, 2025 -- 14 Listen Share Some of us stumbled into AI design without meaning to. One day you’re pushing pixels for a fintech dashboard, the next you’re figuring out how to make a chatbot feel less like a customer service nightmare and more like a colleague who actually listens. That’s how it happened for me. I was working on a feature, and someone said, “Can we add AI to this?” I didn’t have a playbook. I don’t think anyone did. If you’re reading this, you’re probably in a similar position. Maybe your product team just d

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