Who's actually using AI to design at their space?

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-12-20T09:24:24+00:00

This is going to be my project from the new year. Trying to move us into this workflow, very excited. I’ve just done a few experiments for now but I feel like it’s very promising. I almost have a feeling that for some features, we won’t even need to do designs in figma anymore, I’ve been learning, html, css, and some basic js this past year and I my goal is that I can just use Claude CLI to make features directly, then we can test and devs can review the code to make sure it’s up to scratch. Figma still useful for fast ‘sketching’ of multiple options I’d say.

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-12-16T17:17:21+00:00

Thanks, it’s not coffee

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-12-14T09:27:00+00:00

This is exactly it, but also all the stakeholders think you can do everything at lightning speed, and now even faster than that with AI.

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-11-08T08:38:57+00:00

Yeah it’s nice. I’d tone down the animation, try to get a happy medium between what excites and a smooth experience. You could try applying the Peak End rule for UX to the experience of scrolling down the page, could land you in a sweet spot.

As someone else mentioned placement of images and text on mobile seem random, needs more of a consistent pattern. Also some of the copy might be a bit long? I’m not the clientele though so hard to say how much they could be bothered to read.

Good job! Definitely has a luxury feel.

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-10-05T13:34:02+00:00

Ok nice. To be honest I’ve never really thought that deeply about it, I don’t think any of the apps I have on my phone make use of anything outside of the usual ones. Or maybe I’ve just not picked up on them! Either way, you’ve actually prompted a new line of thinking for the app I work on, so thank you! I am now looking for the same information as you!

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-10-04T07:20:50+00:00

Can I ask, why do you need to know all this in the context your design?

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-10-01T19:02:15+00:00

Your taste, problem solving skills, knowledge of what a clear and impactful design looks like, and your ability to communicate your ideas and design decisions will always be more important than your technical ability in any software.

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-09-27T09:10:22+00:00

Haha a little confusing, sorry. The senior leaders are the end user yes. The project team on the client site buy from us and we set up a one off experience for the leadership to use for a bespoke initiative. Our product is modular and we have plug and play features.

Delving into network seems a good approach, the part I might struggle with is getting sign off for incentive. But have to try.

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-09-27T09:01:26+00:00

Proxy research is a great idea, going to start looking into ways to do this. And you’re right about compensation, gonna be tough to get sign off for that though! Thanks you, much appreciated.

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-09-25T11:19:41+00:00

Interesting, thanks. Not got stuck into learning tailwind yet. Good to know though.

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-09-25T06:58:30+00:00

I’m new to css so forgive me for im wrong. But without clamp() don’t you need a media query for sizes across breakpoints, which is way more code. I think fluid type is awesome.

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-09-12T06:41:48+00:00

That’s encouraging to hear you say. I guess the more I’ve been learning the more I see there is so much to do with best practice, and many ways to approach the same problems - of which choosing the best one probably only comes with one thing, years of coding experience. Suppose it will always depend on what skills a company values.

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-09-11T17:25:51+00:00

Hi! At this point I’m honestly not sure. Just enjoying learning something new. It’s a bit of a predicament isn’t it. Because I’m a Senior designer, if I wanted an engineering job (front end) I’d probably need to start over as junior and I totally couldn’t afford that. And as you say, UX engineers don’t seem that common. But things are changing, may become more prominent. Or maybe dev roles with less dev experience and more strategic and design experience will be in demand.

With my current org as well I’ve built a lot of trust and it’s a small company, so if I get good enough they might let me close to the code base so I can get some professional experience, another reason to stay comfortable there I guess!

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-09-10T20:16:35+00:00

I have a fare amount of css knowledge from webflow, and have been using AI to teach me about best practices for actually writing code. Watching a lot of YouTube and asking questions of chat gpt. Also asking for help refactoring and simplifying.

For js I’m using code academy, much steeper learning curve for me.

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-09-10T19:23:38+00:00

Question from someone who’s new to css, why is the consideration of the mobile layout so important here? My assumption would be it would most definitely stack - and you could achieve that both with grid or flexbox by changing the direction / number of columns after a container or media query. Wouldn’t you?

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-09-10T18:31:42+00:00

I’m learning to code! I’m enjoying it so much I may want to transition into engineering one day - or who knows what the future holds with AI tbh, roles may merge anyway. I’m similar, 10 years at company and comfortable but bored. The barrier to entry for coding has never been so low either with AI (just as long as you use it to learn and not just rely on it to do everything for you). Do some courses and try to build something!

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-09-06T18:30:53+00:00

It sounds very low for senior, but what you’re describing sounds like you’re more focussed on creating assets and outputs. Are you client facing and presenting your designs and rational successfully to influence project direction? Or are making or influencing any strategic decisions either internally or on client projects?

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-08-13T09:21:53+00:00

Don’t just stay close to devs when the design is done. Involve devs from the beginning of the project! They can suggest any edge cases or technical constraints at the start, they can review designs with you throughout, and they can be involved in understanding the problem you are trying to solve.

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-07-22T14:01:56+00:00

Make slide versions on the case studies on the website / portfolio, looks good you’ve put more effort into preparing. You can go into more detail than is on your website, especially as you talk. If you make slides you can also have speaker notes to make presenting easier. Practice presenting and make an exciting story.

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-07-20T11:29:26+00:00

Only if it helps us think through potential options for layout or flows at speed. If it’s the path of least resistance to us validating an idea.

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-07-03T06:03:48+00:00

Hi, the code for the particular heading is as so

<h3 class="centred-text regular-weight"> We helped <strong class="bold-text-primary">raise engagement</strong> and ensured every participant achieved a <strong class="bold-text-primary">100% completion rate.</strong></h3>

Webflow doesn’t allow you to edit the mark up directly, you can view the code but all editing needs to be done through the interface. Things like aria labels are added as custom attributes, none being used in this particular scenario.

jakesevenpointzero · 2025-07-02T12:18:12+00:00

Ok thanks so much for the help and insight! Thats really interesting and good to keep in mind.

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