"Up to this point, the design/dev world is a wash in the changing power of AI and vibe coding. Whether it be the power of MCP servers that enable Figma Make, AI-powered design systems, or the AI coding assistants of Claude, Lovable, v0.app, Cursor, and others, the speed at which a design/dev team can produce a prototype is rapidly improving, which is both thrilling and dispiriting all at once."
"The truth is that the lines between design/dev have never been so blurry, and if we were honest, they were not all that well defined in the first place. As the line moves to nothing, prototyping with AI places importance on Designers who can take principled action and adhere to a design process that a team can follow, which is where prototyping and user testing have a significant role to play."
AI and vibe coding dramatically accelerate prototype production through tools like MCP servers, Figma Make, AI-powered design systems, and coding assistants such as Claude, Lovable, v0.app, and Cursor. The boundary between design and development is dissolving, elevating the need for designers who take principled action and maintain a repeatable design process. Rapid AI-assisted prototyping generates numerous failed experiments; embracing a fail-fast ethos reduces cost and clarifies learning. Frequent prototyping paired with user testing validates assumptions early, shapes design systems, and aligns cross-functional teams, allowing teams to iterate towards viable products rather than investing in costly, uncertain implementations.
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