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Claude Design, Open Design, Google Stitch, Pencil.dev and other tools: where they accelerate work and where they require the control of the designer.

AI Design Tools
6/18/2026 17 min

How to Concept Interfaces with GLM-5.2: Agent Codes, Designer Directs

The usual path to the UI concept: described the problem → painted in Figma → showed → remade. At least half a day in one direction, if you need to try three - a day and a half. GLM-5.2 coded HTML/CSS directly on z.ai → opened in the browser → direction is clear in 10 minutes. Try three options, an hour. It's not a replacement for Figma. This is another tool for the other stage: quick visual thinking before you open the editor. And this is where the GLM-5.2 works better than most alternatives, because its main specialty is front-end.
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AI Design Tools
6/12/2026 7 min

The Three Layers of Vibe Design: What Stage Does the Tool Really Work

Everyone has seen this: a designer generates a screen in an hour that looks like a finished product. Then open the second screen and everything falls apart. Another component, another indentation, another button. It's not a tool problem. This is the problem that the tools are confused by purpose. In 2026, each layer of work has its own class of tools. Using Lovable where Cursor is needed is like doing the final layout in Figma Make. Technically possible, almost painful.
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AI Design Tools
6/10/2026 9 min

AI gave a bad result – how to notice it before the customer sees it

AI design generators have become faster and more accurate, but they still have a characteristic class of problems. Not blunders - it is quiet, which do not immediately catch the eye, but which the customer notices when he sees the screen for the first time. And then you explain, not show the work. The designer’s job is to catch these problems before the show, not after. In this article - specific signals that the result requires revision, and checklist for quick verification.
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AI Design Tools
6/10/2026 8 min

I made a screen in 58 minutes from scratch

Previously, the screen in Figma is three hours minimum. First you look for references, then you build a grid, then you rearrange the components, then you rework because something is wrong. It's now 58 minutes from an empty canvas to a layout that can be shown. It's not "AI will draw it all by itself." This is a specific workflow where the AI shuts down the routine and you make the decisions. Let's analyze the steps - with prompts, timing and typical rakes.
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AI Design Tools
6/10/2026 6 min

Minimum stack for designer in 2026

The most common mistake when switching to AI design is trying to put together a full stack at once. Stitch, Figma Make, v0, Lovable, Framer, Midjourney, Reve, plus five more tools to try and end up using nothing normally. Design in 2026 is not one task, it is five: research, idea, generation, polishing, handoff. No instrument closes all five well. The minimum stack is one strong tool per phase, no more.
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AI Design Tools
6/10/2026 5 min

What is VibeDesign and how it differs from classic design

In early 2025, researcher Andrei Karpathi tweeted about “wibcoding,” an approach in which you completely trust AI implementation and stop thinking about how code works. The tweet received 4.5 million views. By March 2026, the same idea had made its way to design — and got its name. VibeDesign is neither a tool nor a trend. It's a shift in where the interface starts.
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