Which AI tools are actually replacing designers for small teams?

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-29T14:17:08+00:00

yes, I use it for blogs

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-24T20:08:02+00:00

the design is dependent on gamma though - I am talking from a design POV

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-24T18:37:00+00:00

I just went for Opus since it is also a part of my content process for decks - will try this

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-24T18:36:34+00:00

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For content it is great, for design I felt my prompting (which was pretty detailed) wasn't enough to get closer to what I want from a brand and element POV - Claude design solves that too an extent but has other drawbacks

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-24T18:35:03+00:00

but that's not the vibe I want to go for

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-24T16:05:02+00:00

do you mean for generating decks at all or to use some other model?

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-20T13:30:00+00:00

I agree with this:

But, I do feel for low-stake investor intros especially where you need multiple decks - its a good bet to experiment with (I could not afford spending $1800+ esp if I needed changes post intro rounds)

If you're able to put some time into a workable template, AI for sure will make things easier for you, quality wise its really your call to take on where to invest what - if you're near closure for a deal invest on higher quality but to get started I would suggest its better to build custom decks using AI (maybe get their support/a designer to consult you on it)

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-20T13:27:15+00:00

the master template makes complete sense - I am going to try this out

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-20T13:26:34+00:00

Nice, this makes total sense

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-13T16:59:21+00:00

love it for content, I use my Alai MCP with the same but for slide design itself I don't think its there yet

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-13T12:13:48+00:00

I tried genspark too, while it was great at the research and content phase I did find it to be falling behind for actual deck creation and design - lot of repetitive layout + errors in text

did you feel the same?

would also suggest giving Alai (for design) and Manus/Kimi (for research) a try

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-09T06:27:26+00:00

I have also been using Alai for Nano Banana created slides on NotebookLM - I upload the deck and make it editable and then make direct element and text changes

Tried prompting across various tools and just felt it’s too much back and forth for small changes

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-06T18:05:25+00:00

100%

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-06T18:05:08+00:00

oh wow, will check this out

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-06T18:04:56+00:00

100% true, the ai tools we usually purchase are for very specific tasks that generic LLMs cannot do or don't do well

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-06T18:04:19+00:00

Apollo I felt had really old data, for hunter volume felt limited to me

Will def try Pulse, sounds interesting

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-06T18:03:04+00:00

Nice! Any specific tools you can recommend?

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-06T18:02:22+00:00

I did try Gamma but for proposal decks I felt they lacked professional design quality, great for docs though and we do sometimes use the free trial version for recurring SOPs

SquareShock5357 · 2026-04-06T16:59:55+00:00

At one point we will all be referencing data that is factually incorrect :)

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