AI tools for Designing

Every AI tool has a different superpower.๐Ÿš€

Once I stopped comparing them and started combining them, my productivity and more importantly, the quality of my thinking improved dramatically.

Here’s the AI stack I’m currently exploring in my design workflow:

๐Ÿง  Claude โ†’ UX strategy, PRDs, user flows & design critique

๐Ÿ’ฌ ChatGPTย ย  โ†’ Brainstorming, UX writing & creative exploration

๐ŸŽจ … Read the rest

๐—”๐—œ-๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ

๐Ÿฑ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—”๐—œ-๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜†

AI can generate interfaces quickly, but the quality of the result depends on the quality of the design system behind it.

A structured, documented, and regularly maintained design system gives AI clear rules to follow instead of forcing it to make assumptions.

Here are five practical ways to prepare your Figma design … Read the rest

Design for human behavior



The biggest lie in UX?
“Our users will figure it out.”
No.

If users have to figure it out…
You’ve already lost.

Users don’t open your product to admire your UI.

They open it to complete a task.

And every second they spend thinking:
“Where do I click?”
“What does this mean?”
“Why isn’t this working?”

…is friction you created.… Read the rest

UX Designer & AI Behavior

UX Designers Must Shape AI Behavior

“๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ซ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ป’๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜†’๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.”

After reviewing recent senior design roles from ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—”๐—œ, one thing became very clear: the expectations for UX designers are changing faster than most of us realize.

These organizations aren’t just looking for experts in … Read the rest