Anthropic Designer Ditches Figma: Prototyping in the AI Era Belongs in Code
soleio · x · 2026-08-08
Designer soleio echoed an Anthropic designer's hands-on practice, emphasizing that in the AI era, designers should work as close to production as possible by spinning up prototypes directly in code.
The Anthropic designer shared that in pursuit of real states and depth, they haven't touched Figma in over a month. Instead, they built a fully custom development container tailored to their mental model, arguing this approach is the future for designers.
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