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Founder-led content isn’t disappearing. It’s dissolving.
AI made posting effortless. Now everyone “has good content.” It all looks competent.
But I can feel it was prompted.
There’s no friction in it. No lived angle, no scar tissue.
Founders think the leverage is in the prompt.
It’s not.
The leverage is in the original insight.
I did the same thing. I started collecting prompts like stamps. Thought if I had the right template, I’d win.
What happened? The posts were fine and completely forgettable.
When everything can be said freely, what’s said loses its meaning.
That’s the point.
During the day, catch 1 real insight. On a run, in the shower. Write down the thought.
Then later, I use AI to work with it.
If you open ChatGPT before you've thought it through, you’re already behind.
Frameworks are tools. Not brains.
Right. AI can help you if you are below the average, but if you're capable of something better, you're sabotaging yourself.
That said, I personally use it to refine a text once I wrote down the main ideas. Just to fix any grammar errors and make sure the message is clear.
No!
AI elevates what you gives him. If you give him a bad, vague prompt and questions, the answer will be bad. He cannot see into your head and thoughts.
Also if you dont ask him to dont please you and do not sugarcoat... well, he will always tell you you are right. And just nod...
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I’ve been testing AI tools to generate packaging concepts.
Here’s my honest take: AI is powerful, but only if you are clear.
If your prompt is vague, the result is generic. If your style direction isn’t defined, it defaults to whatever the model thinks is “good design.” Which usually means safe and trend-driven.
The better results came when I had the opportunity to art direct it or design a draft reference that I could use to guide the results.
And typography? Still hard, nailing intentional type systems is another story.
Are you using AI… or is AI designing for you?
Curious. do you usually sketch a rough type system first before prompting? Typography still feels like the real battleground.
For FlowAI I designed a "How it Works" section
that breaks the entire product down into 3 simple steps.
No jargon. No confusion.
Just a clear visual story that takes the visitor from problem to solution in seconds.
The goal was to make AI feel simple, approachable, and worth trying.
This is what good SaaS design does — it sells the product before the user even signs up.
For this challenge, I created an original AI template in the CapCut AI Template Maker based on my storytelling piece “Feel The Cosmos” — a future where humanity doesn’t colonize worlds, but cares for them.
The concept, visuals, and animation were created with AI — from image generation to animated scenes and sound design. CapCut became the space where I shaped everything into a cohesive story in the multitrack editor.
As a creator, I explore different AI ecosystems to understand each platform’s strengths. CapCut is especially effective for post-production, structure, and scalable template solutions. As its AI evolves, its potential as a generative environment will grow — which makes it exciting to use now.
This project envisions fashion as a technology of memory, where culture becomes the first step in shaping new worlds.
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