Beyond the Screen: Designing for a UI-Less Future

Hosted by Erin Essex

Tue, Aug 18, 2026

4:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

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What you'll learn

Evolving forms of UI-less design

Learn about systems that don't require users to navigate a visual interface and how they are evolving.

Emerging challenges in UI-less design

Learn about the the core obstructions UI-less design faces and how to overcome these obstacles.

What's coming next

Dive deeper into the next phases of UI-less design, upcoming tech, and how to stay ahead as a designer.

Why this topic matters

UI-less tech is already all around us — you just haven't noticed it yet. In this talk, we’ll explore frameworks and thought models used to help designers navigate the UI-less landscape. You’ll learn how to balance automation with user control, design with environmental context in mind, and create experiences that feel intuitive and human-centered even when traditional interfaces disappear.

You'll learn from

Erin Essex

Sr Interaction Designer @Youtube | Former Design Director: MongoDB, Shutterstock

Erin Essex is a versatile, Senior Interaction Designer at Youtube with over 20+ years of design experience. Her work has spanned over web apps, native apps, SaaS tools, data analysis tools, drone collaboration and more across agencies, startups, and big tech. Her diverse skillset complemented by her psychology background enables her to understand user behavior and empathize with user needs over the most complex of products. As a sought after speaker, Erin is also an educator and has been teaching design and theory for over 6+ years. Her ultimate goal is to help people leverage technology to simplify their lives and to foster trust in the advent of developing tech.

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