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How are you actually using AI in your design workflow?
For me, AI sharpens the thinking before it speeds up the making. I use ChatGPT to turn my ultra detailed briefs into compelling brnd stories and identity descriptions. Great storytelling sells and not everyone is a natural copywriter. It replaces hours of copy refinement and elevates the narrative.
For visuals, I use Google Nano Banana Pro for most concepts, Seedream 4.5 for ultra-realistic 4K mockups, and Mystic 2.5 for surreal, illustrative explorations. They don’t replace creativity, they expand it.
Big insight: AI is only as good as your input. The better the prompt, the better the outcome.
How much time do you invest in crafting the perfect prompt?
Using AI to sharpen briefs before touching Figma is such a smart workflow. Probably 20-30 mins on prompts saves hours of revision later.
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Personally, I'm best friends with Gemini 3 Pro,
I speak to it more than anyone home lol, I use it for mindmapping, decision making and mostly everything
Yes absolutely, grok happens to be a good research and strategic plan builder tool for me as well.
I've got to try Gemini 3 Pro for this occasion.
Thanks!
I just completed a project that lays basically entirely on AI. We were making a presentation for a client that showcases their product, so they can expand markets.
We basically generated their bottle design on some cool dreamy scenes (Nano Banana Pro), then from the main scene,...
Awesome work, definitely no doubt.
Would love to see the outcome
sometimes feel the best prompts come after sketching, not before. Do you usually refine visually first or textually?
The storytelling expansion process takes part for me after the sketching which goes in the initial first phase.
That's the culture in the tech space recently. you can't do without some AI head start
We're lucky to have it
Cool!
Thanks!
AI works best as a thinking partner before execution. I’ve seen how structured prompts and system design can completely elevate brand clarity and user experience.
This is so calming! 🧘
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My current AI powered workflow as a designer and non native English speaker:
→ I use ChatGPT’s Memory as my operational brain. I fed it my pricing, deliverables and feedback rounds, so when I draft complex client emails, I’m not starting from zero. I edit everything, ✨always✨.
I’m fluent in English, but it helps me catch small grammar or spelling details for extra credibility.
→ When I find myself spending hours 🫠 searching for the perfect packaging mockup I turn to Adobe Firefly to create them. The Nano Banana integration is honestly amazing.
What’s actually working? AI removes admin noise and speeds up exploration although it’s terrible at taste. Strategy and design are still human work.
Which part of your workflow has AI genuinely improved, and which part would you never hand over?
Very thoughtful workflow approach. Curious — what aspect of your process improved the most after structuring memory this way?
Where’s the one-click magic?
Let’s admit it, we all had that expectation that AI would arrive and suddenly everything could be done in one click
That didn’t happen
The narrative that AI would replace creative professions proved to be far from reality. And very toxic
There’s still no universal tool that can do everything I need. So I have a million and one subscriptions, each handling something specific
I’ll explain through my image workflow, since it’s the most illustrative example:
1. Prompt → ChatGPT
2. Generation → Midjourney
3. Upscale → Pixelcut or Magnific
4. Post-processing → Photoshop AI
5. Mockup → Illustrator or Nano Banana
Would I love to avoid all this jumping between tools? Absolutely
Can I skip it and sacrifice quality? No
The tools are powerful, but the magic is still in our creative hands🖤
Complexity is the enemy of speed. For the #ATCP CapCut AI Challenge, I created an AI workflow that visualizes the ultimate developer's relief: moving from a critical system error to a perfect AuditPro success.
Inspired by the real-world performance tracking of my project AuditPro (currently featured on the Contra homepage!), this template uses AI-generated motion graphics to tell a story in seconds.
Why this template works:
Storytelling with AI: I used the Seedance AI model to generate a realistic screen-transition workflow that captures the tension of an 'Error' and the satisfaction of a 'Success'.
High Contrast & Impact: The visual shift is designed to grab attention instantly on TikTok and LinkedIn feeds
Branded for Results: It highlights the AuditPro identity, showing how AI can be used to build a recognizable brand presence
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