I discover, learn and share.
Designer turned design thinker turned maker. I jump between AI, food and games, and I build things people can actually use.
Former fast food worker, self taught designer, still learning out loud.
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I started out flipping burgers, taught myself design, and never really stopped teaching myself things after that. For years I freelanced on AI and design projects and ran creative workshops with teams all over the world.
These days I run a Japanese street food shop in the South of France, I write about designing with AI, and I make small video games on the side. It looks like a scattered mix, but to me it is all the same habit: I get curious about something, I throw myself at it until it clicks, and then I share whatever I picked up.
I like meeting new people and comparing notes. If any of this resonates, say hello.
A unique blend of creativity and strategic thinking, always thinking outside the box.Roel Frissen · Event Design Collective
Three fields that look unrelated until you notice they all run on the same curiosity.
A 3.5 hour O'Reilly video course on weaving AI tools into a real design workflow, from diffusion models and LLMs to prompting and the ethics of it all.
A book, in French, about designing with artificial intelligence. About three quarters written and on its way.
Essays and experiments on generative AI, design and creativity, published on Medium and through Madebyai.
Years designing and facilitating remote innovation workshops for teams around the world, including work with MURAL and a Design Sprint certification from AJ&Smart.
The shop I founded in Alès, in the South of France: a Japanese-style urban grocery and street food counter with kare pan, egg sandwiches, teriyaki burgers, drinks and a fridge full of finds. Local press called it the city's new little corner of Japan.
A card management cooking game where you stack ingredients to create recipes and cook dishes. Cut some salmon, stack it with rice and wasabi, and you have made a nigiri. Think Stacklands meets Overcooked. It has gathered thousands of wishlists on Steam.
Smaller experiments and prototypes I release as I learn game development, under the name indieben.
His video course on folding AI tools into a real design workflow, from prompting all the way to the ethics.
Watch →The local paper's story on Le Konbini, his Japanese street food shop, when it opened in Alès.
Read →A podcast chat on using AI to rethink the way we work, and why empathy stays a human job.
Listen →How he taught himself facilitation and went from restaurant shifts to running design sprints.
Read →The best way to reach me is LinkedIn. I like meeting curious people, so don't be shy.
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