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Interesting perspective on what happens when building software becomes almost free.
AI tools make it incredibly easy to generate interfaces and prototypes, but the real challenge is still deciding what is actually worth building.
As a designer, I like the fact that we can test ideas faster and show real interactions instead of static screens.
But good UX still comes from understanding users, not from generating more features.
Building things faster is powerful. But taste, restraint, and user empathy are probably becoming even more valuable now.
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When building is free, what’s worth building?
AI coding tools are rewriting who gets to make software. The question isn’t whether that’s good. It’s what it does to the things we use…
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SPOT THE BOT, a gallery game about telling human creativity from a machine's
The problem. AI can now create almost anything, and for designers that's not abstract. The fear is that taste, judgment, the human "tell" in a piece of work no longer counts for anything. So instead of arguing about it, we made a game out of it.
The idea. Everyone gets the same prompt ("give beige a personality," "what keeps you up at 3am"), the same fixed kit of pieces, and 30 seconds. So does an AI. Every tile lands on a gallery wall, and players vote: which one is the bot? Then comes the reveal: who fooled you, and who you fooled. The constraint is the whole point. When everyone has identical pieces, the only thing separating the tiles is taste, wit, and choice, the human stuff. Right now the bot fools 72% of players, and every round feeds that number: a live, accumulating measure of where human judgment still holds the line.
The build & workflow. Designed and built end to end in the Figma ecosystem: the editor, the real-time multiplayer rounds (MAKE, VOTE, REVEAL), and the MUSEUM of every player-made tile. The asset kits (risograph, torn paper, duct tape, liquid metal, and more) were generated with Weavy.ai.
It's recursive by design: a game about spotting machine-made art, built with the machine's own creative tools. The medium is the argument.
Try it Live: Spot The Bot
Figma Community file: Community File
No sign-up. 30 seconds. Learn to see the human.
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Memento - OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) App
I built Memento for the #ConfigMakeathon using #FigmaMake, #FigmaMCP, and #Cursor.
The problem I wanted to solve : Millions of people worldwide live with OCD and anxiety and as someone touched by it, I know the struggle daily. Checking things (like closing windows or turning off lights) causes intense stress and repetitive doubts. Most tools don't help your brain remember the action, so I wanted to make the experience feel mindful, visual, and safe.
In Memento, you cannot just tap to complete a task. You must press and hold for 3 seconds. This UX choice forces mindfulness and anchors your brain to the action.
The project includes:
- 3-Second Verification: Press and hold to anchor your brain and remember the action.
- Meditation & Shortcuts: Quick access to "SOS Calm" to reduce anxiety instantly.
- My Victories: A dedicated space to track your success and feel safe.
- Visual & Audio Proof: Live photo and instant voice recording for peace of mind.
- Calming Visual Design: A clean, high-contrast palette with soft greys and dark green to banish stressful colors (like red) and minimize anxiety.
The goal was to keep the interface clean and focused, while adding just enough feedback to make the user feel completely safe and calm.
Social media post : https://www.linkedin.com/posts/virginie-lavallery_configmakeathon-figmamake-figmamcp-activity-7471096843225956352-ALcO?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADI9YcIBz6iZUC6U8HRb3v6vfTjuBv5MKmk Try the live app here : https://memento-rfv472nuc-veme-studio-s-projects.vercel.app/
View the Figma community file : https://www.figma.com/community/file/1647157845476103686
Figma Make workspace link (without cursor code part) : https://www.figma.com/make/tswqsbInsKnkazqY6tXDsW/Memento?t=qnFVoG9PCCqaOWWN-1
Github link : https://github.com/VemeStudio/Memento
Memento 🌿 — Everywhere, everytime, on every device
Hope you like it ! Don't hesitate to share your opinion.
#ConfigMakeathon #Figma #FigmaMake #FigmaMCP
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Every established founder I've worked with knew their brand had become a problem.
But none of them had ever calculated how much that problem was costing them.
They’d say things like:
"We look like a small shop. But we're not."
"I've been trying to grow for two years, but something keeps blocking me."
"They don't take us seriously."
It was clear what wasn't working. The cost wasn't.
Because nobody had ever stopped to ask the right question:
How many clients did you lose last year because they didn't trust what they saw?
How many dismissed you before you even got to speak?
When you look like an amateur, people assume your product is too. It's that simple.
My job doesn't start with design. It starts by figuring out what "looking small" is actually costing you, what keeping your current identity is costing you.
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