AI Won’t Replace Taste: A Creative Check-In with Rebekah Bukhbinder

In this episode of Creative Check-in we’re talking with production designer/art director Rebekah Bukhbinder (The Mandalorian, Star Wars) about her path from architecture to Star Wars, what the industry actually looks like right now, and how she’s using AI without losing her own personal taste.

The big takeaway:

AI is fast, but it can’t replace story, context, or a designer’s eye.

Episode Highlights

  • SciArc → Star Wars

  • Lessons from Alex McDowell & Rick Carter

  • Commercials vs film/TV today

  • Where AI helps (and where it breaks)

Connect with Rebekah

rbukhbinderdesign.com

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