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YouX

adaptive interfaces

Currently, generative AI tools like ChatGPT are enabling a personalized user experience, tailoring information to the user’s queries. Despite this, creative softwares for photo editing remain complex and feature dense, posing as a barrier for first time users. How might this level of personalization extend to creative tools?

YouX introduces a generative interface that adapts to the user’s objectives, streamlining the creative process, and facilitating a more goal-oriented editing experience. Simply prompt YouX with the changes you’d like to make, and interface blocks are generated, enabling you to achieve the visual result you desire.

Status: Work in Progress

Type: Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction

Year: 2023

Prompt Suggestions

YouX addresses three primary pain points prevalent in current generative AI tools: prompt paralysis, direct manipulation, and editing history. When first using a generative tool, it can be hard to know what the application is capable of. After you upload an image, a variety of prompts are suggested according to the contents of the photo. These suggestions can also be accessed by tapping and holding on the subject or background of the photo.

Prompt Suggestions

YouX addresses three primary pain points prevalent in current generative AI tools: prompt paralysis, direct manipulation, and editing history. When first using a generative tool, it can be hard to know what the application is capable of. After you upload an image, a variety of prompts are suggested according to the contents of the photo. These suggestions can also be accessed by tapping and holding on the subject or background of the photo.

Prompt Suggestions

YouX addresses three primary pain points prevalent in current generative AI tools: prompt paralysis, direct manipulation, and editing history. When first using a generative tool, it can be hard to know what the application is capable of. After you upload an image, a variety of prompts are suggested according to the contents of the photo. These suggestions can also be accessed by tapping and holding on the subject or background of the photo.

Prompt Suggestions

YouX addresses three primary pain points prevalent in current generative AI tools: prompt paralysis, direct manipulation, and editing history. When first using a generative tool, it can be hard to know what the application is capable of. After you upload an image, a variety of prompts are suggested according to the contents of the photo. These suggestions can also be accessed by tapping and holding on the subject or background of the photo.

Control History

Generating visual content with only text input can be limiting due to its lack of control. YouX tackles this by providing sliders and interface elements, enabling the creation of more desirable results without waiting for another generation to complete. As new interface blocks generate, they position to the right of the previous block, forming a timeline. This layout facilitates easy re-engagement with the content, allowing users to view and adjust edits in the order they were made.

Control History

Generating visual content with only text input can be limiting due to its lack of control. YouX tackles this by providing sliders and interface elements, enabling the creation of more desirable results without waiting for another generation to complete. As new interface blocks generate, they position to the right of the previous block, forming a timeline. This layout facilitates easy re-engagement with the content, allowing users to view and adjust edits in the order they were made.

Control History

Generating visual content with only text input can be limiting due to its lack of control. YouX tackles this by providing sliders and interface elements, enabling the creation of more desirable results without waiting for another generation to complete. As new interface blocks generate, they position to the right of the previous block, forming a timeline. This layout facilitates easy re-engagement with the content, allowing users to view and adjust edits in the order they were made.

Control History

Generating visual content with only text input can be limiting due to its lack of control. YouX tackles this by providing sliders and interface elements, enabling the creation of more desirable results without waiting for another generation to complete. As new interface blocks generate, they position to the right of the previous block, forming a timeline. This layout facilitates easy re-engagement with the content, allowing users to view and adjust edits in the order they were made.

Interface Blocks

Interface blocks can be grouped into three different categories: property edits including adjustments like brightness or contrast; subject-aware edits like blurring the background or erasing blemishes; or generated content such as a color palette or the photo in a different visual style.

Interface Blocks

Interface blocks can be grouped into three different categories: property edits including adjustments like brightness or contrast; subject-aware edits like blurring the background or erasing blemishes; or generated content such as a color palette or the photo in a different visual style.

Interface Blocks

Interface blocks can be grouped into three different categories: property edits including adjustments like brightness or contrast; subject-aware edits like blurring the background or erasing blemishes; or generated content such as a color palette or the photo in a different visual style.

Interface Blocks

Interface blocks can be grouped into three different categories: property edits including adjustments like brightness or contrast; subject-aware edits like blurring the background or erasing blemishes; or generated content such as a color palette or the photo in a different visual style.

Types of Prompts

YouX has the ability to interpret both simple and complex edit requests. For instance, an "increase saturation" prompt yields a single slider, while "make my headshot dramatic” generates multiple interface blocks for background blurring, black & white conversion, and contrast enhancement. Upon generating a block, the AI makes an informed guess of the optimal value. If the suggestion isn’t quite right, users can refine the properties to their liking. This kind of prompt-based interface for photo editing could invite individuals who might have been intimidated by legacy software, to explore their creative potential.

Types of Prompts

YouX has the ability to interpret both simple and complex edit requests. For instance, an "increase saturation" prompt yields a single slider, while "make my headshot dramatic” generates multiple interface blocks for background blurring, black & white conversion, and contrast enhancement. Upon generating a block, the AI makes an informed guess of the optimal value. If the suggestion isn’t quite right, users can refine the properties to their liking. This kind of prompt-based interface for photo editing could invite individuals who might have been intimidated by legacy software, to explore their creative potential.

Types of Prompts

YouX has the ability to interpret both simple and complex edit requests. For instance, an "increase saturation" prompt yields a single slider, while "make my headshot dramatic” generates multiple interface blocks for background blurring, black & white conversion, and contrast enhancement. Upon generating a block, the AI makes an informed guess of the optimal value. If the suggestion isn’t quite right, users can refine the properties to their liking. This kind of prompt-based interface for photo editing could invite individuals who might have been intimidated by legacy software, to explore their creative potential.

Types of Prompts

YouX has the ability to interpret both simple and complex edit requests. For instance, an "increase saturation" prompt yields a single slider, while "make my headshot dramatic” generates multiple interface blocks for background blurring, black & white conversion, and contrast enhancement. Upon generating a block, the AI makes an informed guess of the optimal value. If the suggestion isn’t quite right, users can refine the properties to their liking. This kind of prompt-based interface for photo editing could invite individuals who might have been intimidated by legacy software, to explore their creative potential.

The YouX framework could be used for creative applications beyond photo editing to include things like 3d visualization, video editing, and 3d modeling. This new era of generative AI has the potential to radically shift how we work as designers and creatives. As technologies continue to develop, we must create new tools that are ethical to the creative process, empowering to new and old users alike, and enchanting to collaborate with.

Design Process

This project stemmed from a dissatisfaction with existing creative tools and the restricted control in generative AI systems. Creatives, when stumped on a task within a software, typically resort to Google or, if fortunate, a YouTube tutorial. Instead of hunting for the correct button, envision a scenario where the user could pose a question directly to the tool. This dialogue could demystify software limitations, empowering users with the know-how for future tasks. On another note, while AI offers personalized answers, its text-based format can be daunting. To learn more about this, I delved into analyzing various creative software and generative AI tools, mapping out the user journey in each.

About

Chris Ference is a multidisciplinary designer focused on developing more intuitive interactions with generative AI systems in creative applications.

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About

Chris Ference is a multidisciplinary designer focused on developing more intuitive interactions with generative AI systems in creative applications.

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