Industrial Designer, Loft Design
As an industrial designer, Saloni is passionate about bringing together design, engineering, and business to tackle some of the most pressing challenges around us. She has worked in a variety of fields, including social innovation, healthcare, sustainable product development, and consumer products.
Currently serving as an industrial designer at Loft and as the Chapter Chair for IDSA Boston, Saloni got her master’s degree at MIT's Integrated Design and Management program where she saw how the design process can be a key component to bring state-of-the-art solutions can to life. Her work at MIT ranged from conducting user research in zero gravity to make space more inclusive at the Media Lab, developing accessible pregnancy tests for people with vision impairments, and measuring the body's hydration levels at the Gray lab, IMES. Saloni's current goal is to seamlessly integrate emerging tools into product development workflows, utilizing her strengths at key points in the design process to enhance the journey from concept to reality.
Enhancing your ID Process with GenAI: A Mini-Workshop
In the rapidly evolving Generative AI landscape, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and unsure of where to start, especially when crunched for time. This interactive session will expose participants to a few Generative AI design tools and how we are using them to enhance our industrial design process. We will dive into how, why, and where these AI design tools fit, and things to keep in mind while using them. This mini workshop will provide a look into the tools to start working with Generative AI to design products, while keeping key design considerations in mind.
The participants will gain valuable insights into a variety of Generative AI design tools (such as Midjourney, Vizcom, and Krea, TBD as things change) and learn how to strategically integrate them into their design processes. The session will include a live demonstration of how we work with Generative AI tools with the option to follow along, leaving participants with an understanding of when and where these tools shine and empowering them to make informed decisions about their use.
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