AI-Native Design Process: Prototype First, Then Refine
ycombinator · x · 2026-07-11
This post summarizes an "AI-native" design process: record all planning meetings for context, give the agent inspiration images, then have it quickly generate many live prototypes, pick, combine, and edit the best ones; if needed, build temporary tools for instant tweaks, then update `design.md` and deliver directly. The quote notes that AI is not just changing the tools designers use but also how they think, prototype, and build products. The video uses projects like Paxel, sotazine, and YC Startup School as examples, emphasizing that coding agents already impact rapid prototyping, branding, design systems, etc. The real bottleneck is shifting from software to imagination.
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