About Erin
Erin is a Sr Interaction Designer, instructor, and content creator with over a decade of experience helping teams bring ideas to life through design. Currently working at Google on the Youtube Labs and Ads team, she focuses on using experimental AI to enhance the creator experience on Youtube.
With over six years of experience teaching students UX/UI design and AI for UX, Erin is passionate about leveraging tech to enhance the design process.
I’m Erin Essex, I’ve taught hundreds of students how to advance their design skills. In this course, I’ll help you understand the real role of AI in UX design and how to use today’s best AI tools to enhance your creative process, speed up workflows, and make smarter design decisions.

Courses
Multi-day, guided programs to get real results

Figma Crash Course: From Basics to Pro in 4 Days
Unlock the mindset of a UX designer and bring your ideas to life — faster, smarter, and cleaner in just 4 days.

Strategic Storytelling for Product Design Interviews
Transform your interviews with strategic storytelling. Learn through real-world examples, deep scenario analysis, practice, & live speaking.

Maximize Your Design Process With AI
You will evolve from traditional workflows to confidently using AI as a design partner to accelerate ideas and improve outcomes.
Lightning Lessons
Free, interactive sessions to explore new topics

How AI is Changing Processes: What You Need to Know

Everyone’s Vibe Coding: Here’s What They’re Missing

How to Show Product Thinking in Design Interviews


The Psychology of First Impressions

Rapid prototyping in Figma: What PMs & SWEs need to know

