#157 Google I/O Takeaways for Designers

<p>Google I/O 2026 happened. And a few things they announced will actually change how you work as a designer. In this episode I break down the 7 that matter most — no fluff, just the stuff that&#39;s relevant for UX and product designers right now.  </p><p>IN THIS EPISODE </p><p>→ Google Stitch — the free AI design tool that made Figma&#39;s stock drop 9% in one day→ Material 3 Expressive — Android&#39;s biggest redesign in a decade, now production default</p><p>→ Google Pics — finally an AI image tool where you can change one thing without regenerating everything</p><p>→ Google Flow + Veo 3 — AI video that&#39;s actually useful for design content</p><p>→ Android XR Glasses — shipping this fall, and the design conventions are still being written</p><p>→ NotebookLM + Workspace Studio — automated UX research workflows that actually work</p><p>→ Agentic UX — why designing for screens is no longer enough  </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources:</strong></p><p><strong>Google Stitch</strong> → stitch.withgoogle.com</p><p><strong>Material 3 Figma Ki</strong>t → figma.com/community/file/1035203688168086460Google </p><p><strong>Flow + Veo 3</strong> → labs.google/fx/tools/flowVeo 3 in AI Studio → aistudio.google.com/models/veo-3</p><p><strong>Android XR Design Docs</strong> → developer.android.com/design/ui/xr</p><p><strong>NotebookLM</strong> → notebooklm.google.comWorkspace Studio → studio.workspace.google.com</p><p><strong>All I/O 2026 announcements</strong> → blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/google-io-2026-collection/</p><p><br></p><p><strong>AI for Designers</strong>: 5-week Bootcamp 💻 opening May 11th</p><p>→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://ai-for-designers.com">⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the ⁠waiting list⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p></p><p><strong>👉 0€ </strong>Training: Build your first <strong>Claude Skill in 10 min 👈</strong></p><p>→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://ai-for-designers.com/claudeskill">⁠⁠⁠⁠Build your first Claude skill in 10 min⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p></p><p>💌 <strong>Newsletter </strong></p><p>→ <a href="https://patriciareiners.de/newsletter/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Free Weekly UX insights and updates: UX Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Follow the Future of UX:</strong></p><p>🎨 Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/92459547/admin/dashboard/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fut