https://www.figma.com/blog/the-figma-agent-is-here/

Looks pretty good, anyone use it yet?

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Claude summary:

Figma's design agent launched today — it lives directly on the canvas and in the left rail, no separate setup required.

It's design-system-aware — the agent has deep context on your components, tokens, variables, and standards, unlike third-party tools that lack that native access.

Key canvas interactions: start a prompt from any design layer, run parallel prompts to explore multiple ideas simultaneously, and make manual edits while the agent iterates alongside you.

Explore directions faster — generate multiple stylistic approaches or information architectures at once; steer outputs by `@`-mentioning specific tokens, variables, or components.

Automate bulk busywork — rename variables, swap components across screens, repeat padding changes across flows, populate frames with realistic content, convert screens to dark mode.

Design system maintenance — bulk-update descriptions, tags, naming conventions, and auto-document components with all their states and variants.

Works with feedback — summarize comments, identify themes, model stakeholder perspectives, distill long comment threads into action plans.

MCP server relationship: the agent is for canvas work; the MCP server + `use_figma` is for moving work between code and Figma.

Currently in beta rollout — no credits consumed during beta; AI credits apply at GA. Available for Full seat users on Professional, Organization, and Enterprise plans.

Starting today, work with an agent that is built for Figma—directly on the canvas.

From exploring new directions to making bulk edits and implementing feedback, here's how Figma's agent will fit into your design workflow today.

Does UX still matter — or is AI making us obsolete?

AI generates layouts in seconds. Writes microcopy on demand. Analyzes user data faster than any research team.

So why do we still need UX designers?

Here's what AI already does better than you:
→ Generate 5 layout variants in 30 seconds
→ Write 10 error message alternatives on command
→ Summarize 15 interview transcripts in minutes
→ Spot patterns across thousands of data points

Impressive. But here's what AI can't do:
Empathy isn't computable. AI does sentiment analysis. It can't sense why a 63-year-old goes silent during a usability test — not from confusion, but from shame.

Context has no data model. AI doesn't know your CEO said "mobile-first" because he got a new iPhone. It doesn't know your engineering team is burned out and every design change is political.

Ethics require conviction. AI optimizes for whatever goal you set. If that goal is "more clicks," it will suggest dark patterns without blinking. A designer asks: Should we?

Saying no is a skill. AI always delivers an answer. Even when the right answer is: We're solving the wrong problem.

The designers who thrive aren't the ones pushing pixels. They're the ones asking questions before designing answers.

AI makes you faster. It doesn't make you smarter, more empathetic, or braver. That's still on you.

I've packed everything I've learned in 24 years of design into one interactive platform — methods, tools, Nielsen's 10 heuristics, a glossary, and a section on how to actually use AI in your UX workflow.
→ https://lnkd.in/gHT-zJ44
#UX #AI #ProductDesign #UserExperience #DesignLeadership

I've been sharing a lot about AI-powered product design workflows — what I try, what I actually use in my own work, and what sticks.

Every time I post, someone asks for tutorials or a deeper walkthrough. So I finally put it all in one place.

The guide covers everything I've tested so far - design workflow across 7 modules:
→ UX Research & Synthesis → UX Strategy & Methodology → Visual & UI Design → Content & Copy → Handoff & Documentation → Design Systems (coming soon) → Claude Skills

If you've been curious about how to bring AI into your design practice in a way that's actually useful, this is for you.

Link in the comments 👇

AI isn't replacing my work, its expanding it


The last year completely changed how I work as a designer:
I’ve upskilled. Expanded what I offer. Sharpened my approach. Reduced my timelines.

And honestly grown more in the last year than the previous 5 combined.

What’s wild is not just the growth, it’s what I’m now able to offer solo.

Things I never imagined doing on my own:

1. Video and animation
Now a huge part of my work
Social content, paid ads, ecommerce
High-end pack shots and scroll stopping motion

2. Website development
From brand guidelines to wireframes to fully functioning sites

3. App prototyping
Taking ideas from rough concepts to something founders can actually show investors

4. AI-generated brand asset systems
Hundreds of on-brand visuals and videos for campaigns and content

5.Deep research and strategy
Competitive landscapes and creative direction baked into the work

The reality is simple

AI has pushed me into full E2E creative

Strategy → Brand → Execution → Rollout

All done in weeks, not months

At a fraction of what a mid-sized agency would cost

Here’s the stack I actually use daily:
• Nano Banana 2
For hyper-real product, lifestyle, and model imagery

• Kling 3.0
Best for controlled, high-quality video and animation

• Grok
More experimental, looser creative outputs

• Loveable
For prototyping apps, websites, and product ideas

• ChatGPT
Prompting, structuring ideas, research
• Canva
Client-ready templates and presentations

• Figma
Web design, structure, and handoff

• Adobe Illustrator
Still the core for logos and vector work

Year one of freelancing has been a bit mad
Can’t wait to see what year two looks like...

Which AI tool has made the biggest impact on how you work as a designer?
What changed your workflow the most, not just your speed?

#AI #designer #AIdesigner #branding #freelance #creative

My design workflow looks different now.

Brainstorming → Claude
Breaking down UI references → Gemini
Wireframes → Lovable
Working prototypes → Antigravity

What used to take days now takes hours.

I'm not using AI to replace my design thinking. I'm using it to move faster so I can spend more time on the decisions that actually matter.

The designers who figure this out early are going to be very hard to compete with 🤔

What's in your AI stack right now?

AI tools are everywhere right now.

But some of them don’t actually fit into real design workflows.

So instead of listing everything I’ve tried,
I broke down the 9 top AI tools I actually use in my UX workflow, from idea to prototype to code.

Not hype.
Not theory.
Just what’s working for me right now.

One thing I’ve learned:

AI doesn’t replace design thinking.
It removes friction so you can focus on what actually matters.

#AItools #AI #UXDesign #Designworkflow

I used AI design tools every day for 60 days.
No hype. Just real work.

Tested:
→ Figma Make
→ Google Stitch
→ Framer AI
→ Claude skills

Used them on actual product flows — not fake concepts.

What worked 👇
— Instant first drafts ⚡
— Quick layout ideas
— Helped when I was stuck
— Decent starting copy

What didn’t 👇
— No real user understanding
— Breaks flows beyond 1–2 screens
— Zero product thinking
— No consistency across screens

Here’s where it got frustrating:

I wasn’t designing anymore.
I was fixing.

And worse — I was fighting code 👨‍💻
instead of thinking about actual design problems.

Faster output… ⚡
but slower progress.

That’s when it clicked 💡

AI is great at generating screens.
But product design is about decisions.

Now I use it for:
— Quick drafts
— Exploring directions

And I keep the thinking:
— What problem matters
— Why this flow exists

AI won’t replace designers.
But it will expose the ones who don’t think.

Use it as a tool.
Not as your brain.

For a long time, I thought AI was something separate from my design work. Something advanced, technical or something “future me” would eventually learn. But the more I paid attention, the more I realized something surprising:

I was already using AI — almost every day.

Not in an obvious, “I’m designing AI systems” kind of way. But in small, subtle ways that had quietly become part of my workflow. And I think a lot of designers are in the same position.

Best AI design tools in 2026 - these are the 7 AI tools I use to run my design studio every single day. Not demos, not sponsored picks - real tools that ship real client work.

I tested over 50 AI design tools and narrowed it down to 7 that cover every part of the web design workflow: ideation, layout, assets, visuals, design, building, and the one tool that connects everything together. Each tool earned its spot by surviving real client projects at my studio, Klime.