Wed AI Builders: AI Branding for Non-Designers — Matt Wills' 2026 Playbook

🎨 SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: Matt Wills — AI Brand & Design Consultant (Back by Popular Demand!)
🔥 Matt crushed it at our September meetup with a live breakdown of AI image tools. He's back with a 2026 update: what's new, what's winning, and how to actually use it for YOUR brand.
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👋 WHO IS MATT?
Bangkok-based creative director & AI consultant specializing in brand strategy, visual identity, and AI-driven design. 10+ years in branding, illustration, and design — plus deep expertise in AI automation and tooling. Matt makes pro-grade design accessible for everyone, including total non-designers.
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🎓 BEGINNER-FRIENDLY
You do NOT need to be a designer (or even creative) to get a LOT out of this. Matt will show you exactly how a non-designer founder, marketer, or builder can make on-brand visuals in minutes.
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📦 WHAT MATT WILL COVER
🔹 The 2026 AI Image Wars — new players, new capabilities, who's winning now
🔹 Brand-Specific Visual Styles Using AI — train AI to match YOUR brand, not generic slop
🔹 Idea → Campaign-Ready in minutes — LIVE demo of end-to-end on-brand visual creation
🔹 The Non-Designer's Superpower — practical workflows for founders, marketers, and builders
🔗 Matt's LinkedIn: https://th.linkedin.com/in/matt-wills--
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📅 ABOUT WED AI BUILDERS
Every Wednesday • 5:30–8:00 PM
A weekly, volunteer-run, FREE community learning + networking night for AI builders, founders, and curious people of all levels — from total beginners to deep engineers.
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🕰️ SCHEDULE
🔹 5:30 – 6:30 PM — Arrive, chill, open vibe-coding, drinks
🔹 6:30 – 7:00 PM — Guest speaker: 20-min talk/demo + 10-min Q&A
🔹 7:00 – 8:00 PM — Dinner & networking (dinner is optional)
⚡ Some of us also get together BEFORE 5:30 PM to vibe-code and build side-by-side — bring your laptop if you want to join early.
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👥 WHO SHOULD COME
Everyone. Non-coders, deep tech engineers, founders, operators, investors, students. If you're curious about AI, you belong here.
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📍 RSVP POLICY (please read)
This is a free, volunteer-run event with limited space — but we do appreciate donations on Meetup even if just price of cup of coffee, for our organization costs.
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📬 CONTACT
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanster/
WorkOptional.ai
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See you Wednesday! 🙌