Welcome to the second episode of Season Two of Design Voices Elevated! I'm your host, Marzia Aricò, and today we're delving into the world of creative intersections with a very special guest: Lex Fefegha. Lex is a UK-based artist, creative coder, and game designer, currently making waves as an artist-in-residence at Google's Art and Culture Lab. His focus is on creating interesting experiments at the intersection of AI, creativity, and design, with a particular interest in play as a vehicle for mental challenge, emotional response, and making information accessible.
In this episode, Lex shares his passion for speculative design, using creative artefacts to explore and question the societal implications of technology. We'll discuss how he uses this method to spark critical conversations around the ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence, encouraging us all—especially those from underrepresented communities—to critically examine the role of AI in our lives.
Lex believes designers hold a unique position to question the rapidly evolving AI landscape, advocating for a return to a more exploratory, thoughtful approach in design. He envisions a future where design doesn't just produce outputs, but serves as a powerful tool to question the world and imagine alternative futures, particularly through the lenses of diverse perspectives. I absolutely love his take and reflections.
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The Story of Lex Fefegha