As AI continues to influence the creative world, design is becoming more accessible and versatile. Playground is a new app that takes this trend further, offering a space where anyone can createβfrom logos and t-shirts to social media posts and memesβwith the help of AI.
Developed by Suhail Doshi, founder of product analytics tool Mixpanel and Mighty, a super fast browser, Playground aims to simplify the design process without sacrificing creativity.
The app is powered by Playground v3, a beta foundation model that enhances prompt understanding, artistic text generation, and photorealistic output. The goal isnβt to replace designers but to give them a tool that makes the design process more intuitive and flexible.
Once you sign up, you can quickly get started with one of the pre-built templates, or if youβre a seasoned designer, you can drop in your own assets. From there, the AI, Playground v3, helps generate text and images based on your input, which you can then easily customize through the appβs interface.
Itβs got some pretty big backers, too, having secured $40 million in funding from Paul Graham and Garry Tan, the YC president, among a bunch of others.
Playground doesnβt intend to replace designers. Rather, it aims to leverage AI to help designers and non-designers quickly move from idea to finished product. So, if youβve been wracking your brain trying to get a design done, maybe give AI a shot.