Wireframing Tools For UX

Discovering the Intersection of Design and Reality: Prototyping with Vision Pro and Figma. The realms of digital design and physical reality are often seen as parallel universes, seldom intersecting. However, emerging applications are blurring these boundaries, creating a sandbox where designers can play and innovate. One such marvel is a nifty application by @alexwidua known as Vision Pro. Harnessing the powers of Vision Pro with the intricate design capabilities of Figma, this app enables you to pluck frames straight out of Figma and position them in a 3D space. Imagine the possibilities - as you tweak and tune your designs in Figma, they morph and evolve in the 3D spatial scene in real-time. The seamlessness of this integration is nothing short of awe-inspiring. The magic lies in the live linkage between Figma and the 3D spatial realm. Every stroke, and every color adjustment in Figma, reflects instantaneously in the 3D scene. This live update feature turns the prototyping experience into an almost surreal endeavor. It's not just about viewing static designs; it's about witnessing your creations breathe and thrive in a 3D space. What sets this apart is the ease and the immediacy of the feedback loop. The instant gratification of seeing your designs take shape in a 3D environment accelerates the design process, nurturing a fertile ground for rapid iteration and innovation. As the digital and physical worlds inch closer, tools like Vision Pro are paving the way for a new era of design, where imagination is the only boundary. It's a glimpse into the future where design transcends screen boundaries, stepping into the spatial dimension. The fusion of Vision Pro and Figma is a testament to the boundless potential at the crossroads of design and technology. It's not merely a step forward; it's a giant leap toward uncharted territories, beckoning designers to explore, experiment, and excel. #DesignInnovation #3DPrototyping #VisionPro #SpatialDesign #EmergingTech #augmentedrealiy

No, I didn’t wear the dress you’re seeing in the picture and No, I don’t sell dresses. I used Google Gemini. And this is a perfect example of how AI can be used smartly, ethically, and creatively especially for content creation, branding, and visual storytelling. So, what did I do exactly? I had a clear reference image of the dress design I wanted to visualize how it would look on a model Instead of a full photoshoot, I used Google Gemini to generate a realistic mockup How to use Google Gemini (step-by-step): - Go to gemini.google.com - Sign in with your Google account - Click on the image or prompt input box - Upload your reference image (or describe it clearly) - Add a very specific prompt (this part is key) This was the exact prompt I used. (You can tweak yours for better results) “Use the first image as the clothing reference and the second image as the person reference. Replace the nude outfit the woman is wearing in the second image with the exact same dress from the first image. The dress must match the first image exactly — same fabric, same colors, same pattern placement, same sleeves, same fitted waist, same skirt length and silhouette. Keep the woman’s face, skin tone, body shape, hairstyle, makeup, and hand position exactly as shown in the second image. Do not alter her facial features or identity. Generate a realistic, high-quality fashion photo of her wearing the dress, professional studio lighting, sharp focus, natural proportions, full-body fashion look. No face swap. No body reshaping. No additional accessories. Ensure the final image shows the full dress from shoulders to hem”. Let me tell why this is important: 1. Content creators can prototype ideas faster. 2. Fashion brands can visualize designs before production. 3. Business owners can save cost while maintaining quality 4. Professionals can stand out with intentional AI usage. AI is not here to replace creativity. It’s here to amplify it. If you’re in business, branding, fashion, content creation, or tech and you’re not learning how to prompt properly yet; 2026 might humble you 😌

🚀 Mastering Realistic Mockups: Crumpled Towel Design in Photoshop As designers, details define excellence. 🎯 In my latest tutorial, I dissect the professional process of crafting a hyper-realistic crumpled towel mockup—ideal for elevating branding projects, product packaging, or e-commerce visuals. Key Takeaways for Industry Professionals: 🔥 Advanced Texture Techniques: Precision use of displacement maps and layer blending for organic depth. 🔥 Lighting Mastery: Strategic shadow/highlight layering to mimic real-world physics. 🔥 Efficiency in Execution: Shortcuts to cut production time without sacrificing quality. Designed for designers committed to pixel-perfect realism and industry-standard workflows. 👉 Watch the Tutorial Engage with your network: 💬 Comment: “What techniques do YOU prioritize for realism?” 🔁 Share: Tag peers who value precision-driven design. Pro Tip: Save this tutorial for your next client project requiring tactile authenticity. #PhotoshopExpertise #DesignMastery #CreativeWorkflow #BrandingDesign #GraphicDesignPro #MockupDesign #DigitalArtistry

𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗯𝗲 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻 #IA Adobe Illustrator 2025 viene cargado de mejoras, y ya tenía ganas de dedicar un ratito a trastear con ellas. En esta publicación os cuento sobre mi favorita: la herramienta para crear #mockups con inteligencia artificial desde la versión #beta. ¿𝗖ó𝗺𝗼 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮? El proceso es increíblemente sencillo y ahorra muchísimo tiempo: → Usa tu #diseño y la fotografía de un producto. → Selecciona ambos elementos (imagen + diseño). → Haz clic en Objeto > Maqueta > Crear. ¡Listo! #Illustrator genera automáticamente el mockup adaptando el diseño a la forma del producto. En el ejemplo que muestro, he utilizado el modo de fusión ‘multiplicar’ sobre la etiqueta para lograr un efecto más natural. Otra ventaja increíble es la posibilidad de editar el mockup. Al hacer doble click en la maqueta, puedes mover, ajustar o modificar el diseño. Como veréis en el vídeo, Illustrator adapta automáticamente el diseño a la forma de la botella en tiempo real. Esto elimina la necesidad de buscar mockups editables en Internet o de invertir horas en edición fotográfica con Photoshop. ¿Qué os parece?  ___________________ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗯𝗲 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜 Adobe Illustrator 2025 is packed with improvements, and I couldn’t wait to spend some time exploring them. In this post, I’ll share my favorite feature: the tool to create mockups using #AI in the beta version. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? The process is incredibly simple and saves a ton of time: → Use your design and a product photo. → Select both elements (image + design). → Click on Object > Mockup > Create. And that’s it! Illustrator automatically generates the mockup, adapting your #design to the shape of the product. In the example I’m sharing, I used the ‘multiply’ blend mode on the label to achieve a more natural effect. Another amazing advantage is that you can edit the mockup. By double-clicking on the mockup, you can move, adjust, or modify the design. As you’ll see in the video, Illustrator automatically adjusts the design to fit the shape of the bottle in real time. This eliminates the need to search for editable mockups online or spend hours editing photos in Photoshop. What do you think? #graphicdesign #adobe Adobe Illustrator - Tips, Tricks, & Tutorials

Some of you disagreed with my last post. Fair. Let's talk. Let me explain the topic a bit more and give you a deep dive into how I see the new process. The old way: Think → Research → Wireframe → Design → Spec → Hand off → Build → Test → Iterate Weeks. Sometimes months. Before anyone touches real code. The new way: 👉 Step 1: Start with a problem, not a doc. I don't need a full PRD. I need one thing. Example: "𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘰." That's it. That's the brief. 👉 Step 2: Build the ugliest working version. I open Lovable or Cursor and prompt my way to a prototype. Not a mockup. Not a Figma file. A real, clickable, functional thing. 30 minutes. Maybe an hour. 👉 Step 3: Use it. Don't refine it. Don't show it to anyone yet. Use it yourself like a real user would. Click every button. Try to break it. Feel where it's awkward. 👉 Step 4: Now design. This is where design skill actually matters. You're not guessing what the experience should feel like. You already know because you felt it. Now you fix what's broken, remove what's unnecessary, and polish what works. Maybe pivot or try other solutions. 👉 Step 5: Show it, don't spec it. Instead of a 20-page spec, I send a link. "Here, try this. What's confusing?" Real feedback on a real thing beats hypothetical feedback on a hypothetical thing every single time. 👉 Step 6: Iterate in minutes, not weeks. Here's where this workflow really pulls ahead. Someone says, "This flow is confusing." You don't update a Figma file, write a ticket, and wait for the next sprint. You open Cursor, fix it, and send a new link. Same conversation. Same day. The feedback loop goes from weeks to hours. Sometimes minutes. And each round gets sharper because you're iterating on something real. 3-4 rounds of this, and you have something more validated than most products get after months of traditional process. 👉 Step 7: Document what you built, not what you plan to build. Documentation becomes a record, not a prediction. It's accurate because the thing already exists. You can do it at the end or during the process. Why this works: You make decisions with information instead of assumptions. You eliminate 80% of the back-and-forth. You design from experience, not imagination. And you iterate at the speed of conversation, not the speed of sprints. Why it feels wrong at first: Because we were trained to think before we build. And thinking first felt responsible. But we did that because we couldn't build. Now we can. And I don't think it's about ignoring thinking. (𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵) I believe it's about doing it at every step. Refining it based on real feedback. Insights you can get internally and from user testing. If you're still reading this, let me know what you think about it all. ✌️

Fabric Texture Mockup Design in Photoshop | Realistic Cloth Effect Tutorial 🧵✨ In this video, I demonstrate how to create a realistic fabric texture mockup in Adobe Photoshop. Using smart objects, blending modes, and texture adjustments, you can make any pattern or artwork blend naturally with fabric folds and lighting. ✨ What You’ll Learn: • How to set up a fabric mockup • Using Smart Objects for easy design placement • Matching the fabric’s weave, folds & shadows • Creating realistic printed cloth effects • Professional mockup finishing tips Perfect for apparel designers, textile creators, and anyone working with clothing or fabric-based visuals. #Photoshop #FabricMockup #TextureDesign #GraphicDesign #TextileDesign #MockupDesign #PhotoshopTutorial #ApparelDesign #DigitalDesign #CreativeSkills #SharadGraphics

Creating Realistic Billboard Mockups in Photoshop Showing clients how their designs look in real environments makes all the difference in presentations. Here's my approach to creating convincing billboard mockups: Core techniques: . Vanishing Point tool - keeps perspective accurate . Smart Objects - swap designs quickly for client revisions . Light and shadow matching - brings everything together Why this matters: Realistic mockups help clients visualize the final product, speed up approvals, and strengthen your portfolio with context-driven work. Works great for outdoor advertising, brand campaigns, client pitches, and case studies. Your turn: What's been your go-to method for creating mockups that impress clients? #Photoshop #GraphicDesign #MockupDesign #ClientPresentation #DesignWorkflow #AdvertisingDesign

𝗔𝗜 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱... Last week, we were all talking about the 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘜𝘐 — from Material 3’s brutalist influence to Airbnb’s nostalgic skeuomorphic icons. And then, yesterday, Google dropped something in a completely different direction: 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 — an AI tool that builds user interfaces from simple prompts. I gave it a 5-minute test. Prompted: “An app to keep track of my plants.” It generated 5 basic but functional screens I could edit right away. Was it perfect? No. Fonts, colors, and layout options are still limited — it feels more like a fancy wireframe than a polished UI. But that’s exactly what makes it 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆-𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴. I can see tools like Stitch being a great companion during Design Sprints or ideation workshops — quickly turning ideas into something visual we can test and iterate on. It’s just the beginning, but it’s clear: AI is rapidly transforming how we design. And as designers, we need to evolve too — from pushing pixels to 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, and 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵? Would you use it during a Sprint? #UXDesign #DesignSprint #RapidPrototyping #GoogleStitch #AItools #DesignLeadership #WorkshopFacilitation #StrategicDesign #PromptDesign #DesignTools #ProductDesign #UXUI #DesignWithAI

20 years of building software taught me this: 1 killer prototype > 10 PowerPoints. Everyone talks about validating ideas. Nobody explains how to prototype fast without burning a week. Here’s the simplest way to build a prototype without burning a sprint: 1. Map the core flow Not the whole product. Just the path from “start” → “success.” Most teams overbuild here and drown. 2. Wire real behavior Fake buttons and placeholder data hide the problems. Move real data. Trigger real state changes. 3. Run the flow like a user Click every button. Fill every field. Refresh the page. Try to break it. This is where the real requirements show up. 4. Fix the first 5 issues You’re building direction, not perfection. A prototype only needs to work once end-to-end. 5. Put it in front of someone Stakeholders. Users. Your team. A working flow sparks better decisions than any deck. And here’s where Anything Max came in handy: Instead of wiring everything myself, I described the flow, and Max built the UI, the routes, the logic, the DB model, the emails, and the tests. Then it did the part nobody wants to do: - Opened the app in a real browser - Logged in - Clicked through the flow - Found what broke - Fixed it - Ran it again If you want faster validation without blowing up your roadmap, use tools that help you prototype, not plan. I put together a guide on building a working prototype using Anything. Comment "Anything" and I'll send it over.

Vibe designing and how I'm building something new! For the last few months, I've been working on something huge with a team of 3. The flood of new AI tools has made it possible to accomplish in 3 months what would have taken 20+ people and 12+ months. Combining my 20+ years experience, I've 10X'd my influence over our product. Here's how I designed with AI: 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 I explored concepts with Claude 3.7 Sonnet by: • Creating a project in Claude to maintain context • Starting with: "Make a mobile-friendly prototype..." + detailed requirements • Refining until I had comprehensive product specs + a clickable prototype Claude excels as an information architect and UX writer. Visual designer, not so much. 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 In Figma, I transformed Claude's wireframes into a product users would want. Maintaining prototypes became tedious as feedback rolled in. In conversations with Dixon Lo, Scott Lederer and Joann Wu discussing UX in 2025, I learned about many new tools like Relume.io and Bolt.new as ways to start “vibe designing”. 𝗨𝗫 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 Using Bolt, I created a functional React prototype: • Solved UX issues with simple prompts • Deployed to Netlify • Got it into users' hands quickly ⚠️ Bolt can get expensive ($200/month), but cheaper than hiring a developer. It's also a bit of a Monkey's Paw as you have to be careful what you ask for. It will perform a miracle and at the same time rip out 3 hours of work by accident. 𝗨𝗫 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 With a functional prototype, I: • Created test scripts using Claude • Used Otter.ai for observation notes • Extracted key insights • Incorporated changes before handing to our CTO Greg Karlin for development The speed was jaw-dropping compared to my big tech days. The difference is remarkable. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 In 30 years, I've seen many shifts - from getting jobs just for knowing Photoshop in 1996, to the mobile boom, to robust design systems (I was Google's 4th visual designer working with Margaret Gould Stewart, Doug Bowman and others to create Googles first design guidelines.) Then AI entered the scene, and by 2023, many of us found ourselves spinning uncontrollably through space like Sandra Bullock in Gravity. The pace accelerated, transforming our approach overnight. I'm embracing the change. With experience and the right tools, we'll navigate this shift like the ones before. A year from now, everything will have transformed again—but evolution is what makes this field fascinating. While layoffs are concerning, it's exciting to create world-class products with limited resources. VCs can invest in more opportunities for less capital, creating an innovation explosion. What AI tools are you using? I'd love to hear your experiences! #AIinDesign #ProductDesign #UXDesign #GenerativeAI #vibedesign #vibeengineering *This post was AI assisted, not generated.