Start with asking it to get up to speed on your design system, or build you a design system from your brand guidelines... and it does a pretty good job.
It also does a surprisingly good job of using some of the more advanced Figma tools that a lot of human designers struggle with...
3 days in, I've been really impressed."},"story_title":{"fullyHighlighted":true,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design"],"value":"Claude Design"},"story_url":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design"],"value":"https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-design-anthropic-labs"}},"_tags":["comment","author_dbg31415","story_47806725"],"author":"dbg31415","comment_text":"I can't edit that... but yeah, Claude Design is significantly better than Figma Make.
Start with asking it to get up to speed on your design system, or build you a design system from your brand guidelines... and it does a pretty good job.
It also does a surprisingly good job of using some of the more advanced Figma tools that a lot of human designers struggle with...
3 days in, I've been really impressed.","created_at":"2026-04-22T02:38:33Z","created_at_i":1776825513,"objectID":"47858158","parent_id":47813174,"story_id":47806725,"story_title":"Claude Design","story_url":"https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-design-anthropic-labs","updated_at":"2026-04-22T02:41:06Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"cebert"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma","make"],"value":"This seems much less capable than Claude Design or Figma. I don\u2019t see much value here as most LLMs could quickly make these prototypes too."},"story_title":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["design"],"value":"PanelSpec \u2013 design UI on real devices, export layout prompts for AI codegen"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.ismartbase.com/designer/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_cebert","story_48755509"],"author":"cebert","children":[48755847],"comment_text":"This seems much less capable than Claude Design or Figma. I don\u2019t see much value here as most LLMs could quickly make these prototypes too.","created_at":"2026-07-02T02:32:59Z","created_at_i":1782959579,"objectID":"48755746","parent_id":48755509,"story_id":48755509,"story_title":"PanelSpec \u2013 design UI on real devices, export layout prompts for AI codegen","story_url":"https://www.ismartbase.com/designer/","updated_at":"2026-07-02T02:46:32Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"sgarrity"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma","make"],"value":"I agree (at least for now) that Claude Design doesn't directly compete with the core Figma tool. It does directly compete with Figma Make - which is also an LLM-powered tool that generates HTML/CSS/JS output (not a canvas of components, like Figma's core product).
I do think Figma will have a problem that people with think Claude Design competes with Figma directly.
I expect people in leadership positions aren't comparing "Claude Design vs. Figma", but area comparing "Me and my product manager using Claude Design vs. A designer using Figma.""},"story_title":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma"],"value":"Figma's woes compound with Claude Design"},"story_url":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design"],"value":"https://martinalderson.com/posts/figmas-woes-compound-with-claude-design/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_sgarrity","story_47832366"],"author":"sgarrity","comment_text":"I agree (at least for now) that Claude Design doesn't directly compete with the core Figma tool. It does directly compete with Figma Make - which is also an LLM-powered tool that generates HTML/CSS/JS output (not a canvas of components, like Figma's core product).
I do think Figma will have a problem that people with think Claude Design competes with Figma directly.
I expect people in leadership positions aren't comparing "Claude Design vs. Figma", but area comparing "Me and my product manager using Claude Design vs. A designer using Figma."","created_at":"2026-04-21T14:03:43Z","created_at_i":1776780223,"objectID":"47848989","parent_id":47833523,"story_id":47832366,"story_title":"Figma's woes compound with Claude Design","story_url":"https://martinalderson.com/posts/figmas-woes-compound-with-claude-design/","updated_at":"2026-04-21T14:06:05Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"rcleveng"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma","make"],"value":"I tried out claude design yesterday and I have to say, it's exactly what I thought (hoped?) Figma Make was going to be.
I didn't want yet another lovable.dev or v0 with figma make, I wanted the prompt -> figma design which I could iterate on by hand once I got something in place (and also faster route to creating the prototype in figma) to play with the UX of it."},"story_title":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma"],"value":"Figma's woes compound with Claude Design"},"story_url":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design"],"value":"https://martinalderson.com/posts/figmas-woes-compound-with-claude-design/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_rcleveng","story_47832366"],"author":"rcleveng","comment_text":"I tried out claude design yesterday and I have to say, it's exactly what I thought (hoped?) Figma Make was going to be.
I didn't want yet another lovable.dev or v0 with figma make, I wanted the prompt -> figma design which I could iterate on by hand once I got something in place (and also faster route to creating the prototype in figma) to play with the UX of it.","created_at":"2026-04-20T21:47:06Z","created_at_i":1776721626,"objectID":"47841356","parent_id":47832366,"story_id":47832366,"story_title":"Figma's woes compound with Claude Design","story_url":"https://martinalderson.com/posts/figmas-woes-compound-with-claude-design/","updated_at":"2026-04-21T12:43:33Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"luckylion"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma","make"],"value":"figma has figma make to do these things, and it's much worse. It can only generate react code, even if you ask it not to. claude design worked great on the first attempt for me, miles ahead of what figma make does."},"story_title":{"fullyHighlighted":true,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design"],"value":"Claude Design"},"story_url":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design"],"value":"https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-design-anthropic-labs"}},"_tags":["comment","author_luckylion","story_47806725"],"author":"luckylion","comment_text":"figma has figma make to do these things, and it's much worse. It can only generate react code, even if you ask it not to. claude design worked great on the first attempt for me, miles ahead of what figma make does.","created_at":"2026-04-18T08:57:28Z","created_at_i":1776502648,"objectID":"47814350","parent_id":47807248,"story_id":47806725,"story_title":"Claude Design","story_url":"https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-design-anthropic-labs","updated_at":"2026-04-27T20:58:12Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"dbg31415"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma","make"],"value":"Modern Figma design libraries are one of the best things to happen to product teams in the last 20 years.
Reusable components. Shared styles. Auto layout. Variants. Design tokens. So many useful plugins! Interactive prototypes. Dev mode handoff. Versioned libraries. A single source of truth keeping designers, engineers, and PMs speaking the same language.
It's fucking bliss when you use it right. And best of all, anyone on the team can build with the legos the designers gave us!
Teams finally started treating the design system like infrastructure instead of decoration.
Then Figma Make showed up.
It generates pages that ignore your components, skip your tokens, and treat every screen like a fresh snowflake. Looks fine in the mockup. Lands like a brick on the dev team. Now every page is bespoke and every handoff is a rebuild. Fucking sucks.
We had it all figured out, then we fucked it up.
AI was supposed to accelerate momentum. But it just so completely lacks maturity. AI Tools are dragging teams back to 2010, when every page was a Photoshop file (with way too many layers and shitty names for them) and none of the designers can agree on what radius to assign to their buttons.
Good design systems are a discipline. If your AI tool doesn't respect the library, it's not a designer. It's an intern with a Molotov cocktail waiting to destroy your productivity.
I haven't used Claude Design yet, I'll try it, but I LOVE Figma, and I hate Figma Make. I don't have high hopes for Claude here."},"story_title":{"fullyHighlighted":true,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design"],"value":"Claude Design"},"story_url":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design"],"value":"https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-design-anthropic-labs"}},"_tags":["comment","author_dbg31415","story_47806725"],"author":"dbg31415","children":[47858158],"comment_text":"Modern Figma design libraries are one of the best things to happen to product teams in the last 20 years.
Reusable components. Shared styles. Auto layout. Variants. Design tokens. So many useful plugins! Interactive prototypes. Dev mode handoff. Versioned libraries. A single source of truth keeping designers, engineers, and PMs speaking the same language.
It's fucking bliss when you use it right. And best of all, anyone on the team can build with the legos the designers gave us!
Teams finally started treating the design system like infrastructure instead of decoration.
Then Figma Make showed up.
It generates pages that ignore your components, skip your tokens, and treat every screen like a fresh snowflake. Looks fine in the mockup. Lands like a brick on the dev team. Now every page is bespoke and every handoff is a rebuild. Fucking sucks.
We had it all figured out, then we fucked it up.
AI was supposed to accelerate momentum. But it just so completely lacks maturity. AI Tools are dragging teams back to 2010, when every page was a Photoshop file (with way too many layers and shitty names for them) and none of the designers can agree on what radius to assign to their buttons.
Good design systems are a discipline. If your AI tool doesn't respect the library, it's not a designer. It's an intern with a Molotov cocktail waiting to destroy your productivity.
I haven't used Claude Design yet, I'll try it, but I LOVE Figma, and I hate Figma Make. I don't have high hopes for Claude here.","created_at":"2026-04-18T04:38:41Z","created_at_i":1776487121,"objectID":"47813174","parent_id":47806725,"story_id":47806725,"story_title":"Claude Design","story_url":"https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-design-anthropic-labs","updated_at":"2026-04-22T02:39:21Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"aurareturn"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma","make"],"value":"I tried Figma again after a few years expecting that they'd surely have a tool that lets me describe a design and then it generates a Figma design file.
Nope. Figma Make first renders an HTML/React app with your design. Then you could convert to a Figma design file if you have a pro plan. Extremely underwhelming.
There's hardly any difference between using Figma and just designing it with Codex and Claude Code. And now, Claude Design seems to get it right."},"story_title":{"fullyHighlighted":true,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design"],"value":"Claude Design"},"story_url":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design"],"value":"https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-design-anthropic-labs"}},"_tags":["comment","author_aurareturn","story_47806725"],"author":"aurareturn","comment_text":"I tried Figma again after a few years expecting that they'd surely have a tool that lets me describe a design and then it generates a Figma design file.
Nope. Figma Make first renders an HTML/React app with your design. Then you could convert to a Figma design file if you have a pro plan. Extremely underwhelming.
There's hardly any difference between using Figma and just designing it with Codex and Claude Code. And now, Claude Design seems to get it right.","created_at":"2026-04-17T17:50:38Z","created_at_i":1776448238,"objectID":"47808609","parent_id":47807406,"story_id":47806725,"story_title":"Claude Design","story_url":"https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-design-anthropic-labs","updated_at":"2026-04-17T17:55:06Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"MayCXC"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma","make"],"value":"With a vibecoded multiplayer web IDE for our flutter app, I have two nontechnical team members prototype app features from a browser all day. The outcome is a git branch with functional dart code, and a strictly more powerful design prompt than figma make. Claude built its own claude -p harness that communicates with the browser via websocket flawlessly. To use our max subscription after [1] takes effect, we are considering adapting that setup to an approach like [2] instead.
[1] https://x.com/ClaudeDevs/status/2054610152817619388
[2] https://lanes.sh/blog/claude-billing-split"},"story_title":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma"],"value":"I design with Claude more than Figma now"},"story_url":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma"],"value":"https://blog.janestreet.com/i-design-with-claude-code-more-than-figma-now-index/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_MayCXC","story_48431981"],"author":"MayCXC","comment_text":"With a vibecoded multiplayer web IDE for our flutter app, I have two nontechnical team members prototype app features from a browser all day. The outcome is a git branch with functional dart code, and a strictly more powerful design prompt than figma make. Claude built its own claude -p harness that communicates with the browser via websocket flawlessly. To use our max subscription after [1] takes effect, we are considering adapting that setup to an approach like [2] instead.
[1] https://x.com/ClaudeDevs/status/2054610152817619388
[2] https://lanes.sh/blog/claude-billing-split","created_at":"2026-06-08T14:49:47Z","created_at_i":1780930187,"objectID":"48446160","parent_id":48431981,"story_id":48431981,"story_title":"I design with Claude more than Figma now","story_url":"https://blog.janestreet.com/i-design-with-claude-code-more-than-figma-now-index/","updated_at":"2026-06-08T14:50:32Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"oliyoung"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma","make"],"value":"But then that furthers the argument that Figma is dead-in-the-water
These are a design communication tools, in the same way FrontPage and Dreamweaver back in the day - they enable a designer to communicate intent to create solutions to UX design problems in a way that can be understood by downstream production.
Using Figma doesn't immediately make something aesthetic or useful, its just a tool. Claude Design enables the same thing, it enables someone to communicate design intent, with a much lower bar.
These AI tools like Loveable just do more of the groundwork than Figma does"},"story_title":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma"],"value":"Figma's woes compound with Claude Design"},"story_url":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design"],"value":"https://martinalderson.com/posts/figmas-woes-compound-with-claude-design/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_oliyoung","story_47832366"],"author":"oliyoung","comment_text":"But then that furthers the argument that Figma is dead-in-the-water
These are a design communication tools, in the same way FrontPage and Dreamweaver back in the day - they enable a designer to communicate intent to create solutions to UX design problems in a way that can be understood by downstream production.
Using Figma doesn't immediately make something aesthetic or useful, its just a tool. Claude Design enables the same thing, it enables someone to communicate design intent, with a much lower bar.
These AI tools like Loveable just do more of the groundwork than Figma does","created_at":"2026-04-20T23:34:02Z","created_at_i":1776728042,"objectID":"47842556","parent_id":47840492,"story_id":47832366,"story_title":"Figma's woes compound with Claude Design","story_url":"https://martinalderson.com/posts/figmas-woes-compound-with-claude-design/","updated_at":"2026-04-21T12:39:34Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"jensrusi"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma","make"],"value":"Munich, Germany | Remote (CET, overlaps US mornings) | Freelance / contract only, not seeking employment
20+ years across product, UX and frontend, now doing user-facing AI engineering.
What I do best right now: you shipped an app fast with Lovable / v0 / Cursor and it works, but it looks and behaves like the AI default. I take that codebase and make it actually usable and on-brand. Real design system in code (not a Figma file nobody maintains), consistent components, the polish and interaction layer that makes it feel like a product instead of a prototype. Done-for-you, in your repo.
I also help teams that already build with AI but get inconsistent, off-brand results, via a hands-on workshop / masterclass, so your people can produce in your own style instead of getting generic output.
Tech: React/Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, design systems / design tokens, Figma, Claude Code + agentic workflows.
CV/portfolio: https://kickboost.io/cv Email: jens.rusi@kickboost.io
Happy to start with a small paid scope so you can see the fit."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2026)"}},"_tags":["comment","author_jensrusi","story_48747975"],"author":"jensrusi","children":[48749688],"comment_text":"Munich, Germany | Remote (CET, overlaps US mornings) | Freelance / contract only, not seeking employment
20+ years across product, UX and frontend, now doing user-facing AI engineering.
What I do best right now: you shipped an app fast with Lovable / v0 / Cursor and it works, but it looks and behaves like the AI default. I take that codebase and make it actually usable and on-brand. Real design system in code (not a Figma file nobody maintains), consistent components, the polish and interaction layer that makes it feel like a product instead of a prototype. Done-for-you, in your repo.
I also help teams that already build with AI but get inconsistent, off-brand results, via a hands-on workshop / masterclass, so your people can produce in your own style instead of getting generic output.
Tech: React/Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, design systems / design tokens, Figma, Claude Code + agentic workflows.
CV/portfolio: https://kickboost.io/cv Email: jens.rusi@kickboost.io
Happy to start with a small paid scope so you can see the fit.","created_at":"2026-07-01T15:23:04Z","created_at_i":1782919384,"objectID":"48748389","parent_id":48747975,"story_id":48747975,"story_title":"Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2026)","updated_at":"2026-07-01T21:35:05Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"GenerWork"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma","make"],"value":"This is what I'm seeing in the design market. With Figma Make, you can write a prompt, tell it to use your design library, generate a flow, and then hand it off to developers and say "Hey, look at this, can you implement this?". Alternatively, you can use Cursor/Claude Code/Codex to pull in Figma design system elements via MCP, and generate flows that way. You can push features so much faster with the same or fewer people, and lets be honest, pushing more features in less time is the #1 metric at a lot of companies even if they claim otherwise."},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"The gruesome new data on tech jobs"},"story_url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.businessinsider.com/gruesome-tech-jobs-data-scientists-analytics-indeed-2025-11"}},"_tags":["comment","author_GenerWork","story_46052527"],"author":"GenerWork","children":[46061349],"comment_text":"This is what I'm seeing in the design market. With Figma Make, you can write a prompt, tell it to use your design library, generate a flow, and then hand it off to developers and say "Hey, look at this, can you implement this?". Alternatively, you can use Cursor/Claude Code/Codex to pull in Figma design system elements via MCP, and generate flows that way. You can push features so much faster with the same or fewer people, and lets be honest, pushing more features in less time is the #1 metric at a lot of companies even if they claim otherwise.","created_at":"2025-11-26T02:06:12Z","created_at_i":1764122772,"objectID":"46053390","parent_id":46053207,"story_id":46052527,"story_title":"The gruesome new data on tech jobs","story_url":"https://www.businessinsider.com/gruesome-tech-jobs-data-scientists-analytics-indeed-2025-11","updated_at":"2026-03-05T23:07:50Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"suleimanyusuf"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma","make"],"value":"Availability : Immediate
About: Senior UI/UX Designer with 7+ years across AI-driven consumer and enterprise platforms. Shipped an AI POS at RadiusAI now live in 900+ stores and NFL stadiums ($150K+ processed, 7K transactions, ~6s checkouts). Patent holder \u2014 EEG-controlled exoskeleton for post-stroke rehab. Integrate AI into design workflows to move faster from problem to validated interaction.
Location: Remote (Asia + worldwide), async-friendly across time zones\nRemote: Yes\nWilling to relocate: India and UAE
Technologies:\n Design: Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop\n Prototyping: Figma, Figma Make, Framer, After Effects\n Animation: Lottie, LottieLab, After Effects\n AI: Claude MCP, Google AI Studio, Figma Make\n Wireframing & Flows: Figma, FigJam, Miro\n Handoff: Zeplin, Figma
Skills: design systems, prototyping, journey mapping, usability testing, info architecture, system design, responsive design, user modeling, prompt engineering, AI workflows, generative UX, AI validation, AI strategy
Portfolio: https://suleimanyusuf.framer.website/\nResume: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CoRMzO0nR-eHmgrcZY8RBt-Zesi...\nEmail: suleimanyusufbiomedi720@gmail.com"},"story_title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)"}},"_tags":["comment","author_suleimanyusuf","story_47975570"],"author":"suleimanyusuf","comment_text":"Availability : Immediate
About: Senior UI/UX Designer with 7+ years across AI-driven consumer and enterprise platforms. Shipped an AI POS at RadiusAI now live in 900+ stores and NFL stadiums ($150K+ processed, 7K transactions, ~6s checkouts). Patent holder \u2014 EEG-controlled exoskeleton for post-stroke rehab. Integrate AI into design workflows to move faster from problem to validated interaction.
Location: Remote (Asia + worldwide), async-friendly across time zones\nRemote: Yes\nWilling to relocate: India and UAE
Technologies:\n Design: Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop\n Prototyping: Figma, Figma Make, Framer, After Effects\n Animation: Lottie, LottieLab, After Effects\n AI: Claude MCP, Google AI Studio, Figma Make\n Wireframing & Flows: Figma, FigJam, Miro\n Handoff: Zeplin, Figma
Skills: design systems, prototyping, journey mapping, usability testing, info architecture, system design, responsive design, user modeling, prompt engineering, AI workflows, generative UX, AI validation, AI strategy
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People that think that Claude Design is going to replace Figma don\u2019t really understand how both products relate.\nI think the most effective teams will be working within Claude, not within Figma.
For individual creators, this will definitely replace Figma. I bought Sketch for use as an individual creator because I wanted to create mocks before coding them. There's no way I'd make the same purchase today.
Anyways, I'm sure Claude Design will incorporate some of Figma's features such as a company wide design language."},"story_title":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma"],"value":"Figma's woes compound with Claude Design"},"story_url":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design"],"value":"https://martinalderson.com/posts/figmas-woes-compound-with-claude-design/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_aurareturn","story_47832366"],"author":"aurareturn","comment_text":"
People that think that Claude Design is going to replace Figma don\u2019t really understand how both products relate.\nI think the most effective teams will be working within Claude, not within Figma.
For individual creators, this will definitely replace Figma. I bought Sketch for use as an individual creator because I wanted to create mocks before coding them. There's no way I'd make the same purchase today.
Anyways, I'm sure Claude Design will incorporate some of Figma's features such as a company wide design language.","created_at":"2026-04-20T12:07:22Z","created_at_i":1776686842,"objectID":"47833111","parent_id":47832921,"story_id":47832366,"story_title":"Figma's woes compound with Claude Design","story_url":"https://martinalderson.com/posts/figmas-woes-compound-with-claude-design/","updated_at":"2026-04-21T12:27:48Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"kgwgk"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma","make"],"value":"> People that think that Claude Design is going to replace Figma don\u2019t really understand how both products relate. Claude Design empowers non-designers to make decent designs.
Maybe it will replace (a large share of) Figma users."},"story_title":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma"],"value":"Figma's woes compound with Claude Design"},"story_url":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design"],"value":"https://martinalderson.com/posts/figmas-woes-compound-with-claude-design/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_kgwgk","story_47832366"],"author":"kgwgk","children":[47833148],"comment_text":"> People that think that Claude Design is going to replace Figma don\u2019t really understand how both products relate. Claude Design empowers non-designers to make decent designs.
Maybe it will replace (a large share of) Figma users.","created_at":"2026-04-20T11:54:23Z","created_at_i":1776686063,"objectID":"47832993","parent_id":47832921,"story_id":47832366,"story_title":"Figma's woes compound with Claude Design","story_url":"https://martinalderson.com/posts/figmas-woes-compound-with-claude-design/","updated_at":"2026-04-27T20:43:44Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"stingraycharles"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma","make"],"value":"> Anthropic themselves launched Claude Design which is a pretty direct competitor to Figma in many ways. While it's nowhere near functional and polished enough to replace Figma's core design product, I expect it will get significant traction outside of that
The reaction that designers I know have given Claude Design couldn\u2019t be different than how Claude Code was received by software devs. It\u2019s simply useless for designers, their workflow is very different from software devs. You can\u2019t \u201coh let Claude Design come up with a quick logo for this\u201d in the same way that Claude Code was able to quickly solve small annoyances for devs.
People that think that Claude Design is going to replace Figma don\u2019t really understand how both products relate.
Claude Design empowers non-designers to make decent designs. It\u2019s not aimed at designers.
Figma will probably better integrate AI in their own offering at some point which will help designers become more productive. And that will be the end of it."},"story_title":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma"],"value":"Figma's woes compound with Claude Design"},"story_url":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design"],"value":"https://martinalderson.com/posts/figmas-woes-compound-with-claude-design/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_stingraycharles","story_47832366"],"author":"stingraycharles","children":[47832973,47832993,47833111,47833173,47833191,47833335,47833368,47833452,47833498,47833844,47833902,47840489],"comment_text":"> Anthropic themselves launched Claude Design which is a pretty direct competitor to Figma in many ways. While it's nowhere near functional and polished enough to replace Figma's core design product, I expect it will get significant traction outside of that
The reaction that designers I know have given Claude Design couldn\u2019t be different than how Claude Code was received by software devs. It\u2019s simply useless for designers, their workflow is very different from software devs. You can\u2019t \u201coh let Claude Design come up with a quick logo for this\u201d in the same way that Claude Code was able to quickly solve small annoyances for devs.
People that think that Claude Design is going to replace Figma don\u2019t really understand how both products relate.
Claude Design empowers non-designers to make decent designs. It\u2019s not aimed at designers.
Figma will probably better integrate AI in their own offering at some point which will help designers become more productive. And that will be the end of it.","created_at":"2026-04-20T11:46:08Z","created_at_i":1776685568,"objectID":"47832921","parent_id":47832366,"story_id":47832366,"story_title":"Figma's woes compound with Claude Design","story_url":"https://martinalderson.com/posts/figmas-woes-compound-with-claude-design/","updated_at":"2026-04-24T16:17:46Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"pypt"},"comment_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma","make"],"value":"Sure, the blog post is AI generated (I'm not a native English speaker, our bunch is often shy about our English language skills), yet the research I've done there is manual.
I found it interesting that (contrary to the popular opinion) there wasn't some magic, e.g. a novel model, happening with Claude Design, especially magic enough that Figma wouldn't be able to replicate if they felt like it.
Also, apparently human (not artificial) neurons were behind that huge prompt, very well aware of the limitations of the model, cheating here and there to make Design's outputs more impressive, making it "create a (design) plan" beforehand, i.e. all the stuff that we the common laymen could do ourselves with the same tools."},"story_title":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design"],"value":"Thoughts and feelings around Claude Design"},"story_url":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["claude","design"],"value":"https://samhenri.gold/blog/20260418-claude-design/"}},"_tags":["comment","author_pypt","story_47818700"],"author":"pypt","comment_text":"Sure, the blog post is AI generated (I'm not a native English speaker, our bunch is often shy about our English language skills), yet the research I've done there is manual.
I found it interesting that (contrary to the popular opinion) there wasn't some magic, e.g. a novel model, happening with Claude Design, especially magic enough that Figma wouldn't be able to replicate if they felt like it.
Also, apparently human (not artificial) neurons were behind that huge prompt, very well aware of the limitations of the model, cheating here and there to make Design's outputs more impressive, making it "create a (design) plan" beforehand, i.e. all the stuff that we the common laymen could do ourselves with the same tools.","created_at":"2026-04-19T07:14:24Z","created_at_i":1776582864,"objectID":"47822390","parent_id":47822256,"story_id":47818700,"story_title":"Thoughts and feelings around Claude Design","story_url":"https://samhenri.gold/blog/20260418-claude-design/","updated_at":"2026-04-19T20:41:12Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"adamgins"},"story_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma","make"],"value":"Hello HN,
I'm Adam, the founder of Buzzy. Recently, I've been exploring the integration of AI capabilities into no-code platforms. I documented the process of building an AI-powered chatbot using Figma for design, Buzzy to convert designs into functional apps, and Make (formerly Integromat) for workflow automation.
Key Highlights:
Designing in Figma: Starting with a chat app template and customizing it to specific needs.\nBuilding with Buzzy: Transforming Figma designs into working applications seamlessly.\nAutomating with Make: Connecting the app to AI services like Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI for dynamic user interactions.\nI'm eager to gather insights and feedback from this community:
Have you integrated AI into your no-code projects? What challenges did you encounter?\nAre there specific features or improvements you'd suggest for this workflow?\nHow do you envision the future of AI in no-code development?\nFor those interested in a detailed walkthrough, I've shared a video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WLEiRV-AaM
Your experiences and suggestions are invaluable, and I'm keen to engage in a constructive discussion.
Thank you for your time and input."},"title":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"partial","matchedWords":["figma","make"],"value":"Show HN: No-Code AI Chatbot Builder Using Figma, Buzzy, and Make"}},"_tags":["story","author_adamgins","story_43157384","show_hn"],"author":"adamgins","created_at":"2025-02-24T09:11:49Z","created_at_i":1740388309,"num_comments":0,"objectID":"43157384","points":3,"story_id":43157384,"story_text":"Hello HN,
I'm Adam, the founder of Buzzy. Recently, I've been exploring the integration of AI capabilities into no-code platforms. I documented the process of building an AI-powered chatbot using Figma for design, Buzzy to convert designs into functional apps, and Make (formerly Integromat) for workflow automation.
Key Highlights:
Designing in Figma: Starting with a chat app template and customizing it to specific needs.\nBuilding with Buzzy: Transforming Figma designs into working applications seamlessly.\nAutomating with Make: Connecting the app to AI services like Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI for dynamic user interactions.\nI'm eager to gather insights and feedback from this community:
Have you integrated AI into your no-code projects? What challenges did you encounter?\nAre there specific features or improvements you'd suggest for this workflow?\nHow do you envision the future of AI in no-code development?\nFor those interested in a detailed walkthrough, I've shared a video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WLEiRV-AaM
Your experiences and suggestions are invaluable, and I'm keen to engage in a constructive discussion.
Thank you for your time and input.","title":"Show HN: No-Code AI Chatbot Builder Using Figma, Buzzy, and Make","updated_at":"2025-02-24T09:44:59Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"thejarren"},"story_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma","make"],"value":"Hey HN, I'm really excited to share Emra with you. The yc description would be: It's like "Notion meets Lovable". It's a workspace where you build full apps using AI and every app sits on one shared database and service layer. Generated apps are always editable, and (coming soon:) can interact with each other in the workspace.
I'm of the opinion that the cost of software will go rapidly to zero (I don't think that's too surprising to any of you), but there will always be room for effort and creativity. Emra is essentially built for the future where every person is a developer. Essentially personal software for everyone.
So far I've built notes apps with a 3d graph view to see connections, a video editing app and a canvas design tool (figma clone) with export capabilities, as well as a collection of project management tools and games. Right now the most satisfying thing is being able to fix a bug I run into in around the same amount of time that it takes to send a bug report in any traditional app.
We're using the best models to make this work at the moment. Basically anything Opus 4.6 or later, as far as I'm concerned is the baseline of what we can use to make this happen. Our agent is currently only capable of building, though that will change rapidly, and we are pretty proud that our build loop is more token efficient than using Claude Code or other harnesses.
Arguably we are in the same category as Dreamer (Meta acquired) or Wabi (raised $20m), but at the moment we're bootstrapped and working to deliver as much value to users as possible. Users will be soon be able to download their data and apps at any time (I like to think of it as extending obsidians "file over app" philosophy to file+app). In general, I think for a platform like this to exist, we want to be as value aligned with users as possible. So our focus is on providing a solid service layer that abstracts away the complexity of most modern full stack applications. Ideally, people using Emra pay for hosting or usage and we earn our spot rather than locking you in.
On the technical side, we feel good right now. We know there will be some scaling + security challenges, but honestly, our biggest hurdle at the moment is rebuilding existing applications in a way that makes them actually worth using inside of Emra, basically solving that blank page problem.
We are building apps on an SDK that we plan on open sourcing over the next month or so, and will also provide a CLI tool so people can build Emra apps inside of Claude Code or other agents (this is how we are actually building many of our app store apps). I'm also still trying to nail down the messaging. Initially I had planned on aggressively focusing on consumer, but the cost to build an app is still prohibitive, so we're going to keep testing different approaches.
We're still very early, so I'd really appreciate any honest feedback. And I'm happy to answer any questions you might have."},"title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Show HN: Emra \u2013 A workspace where every app you build shares one db"},"url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://emra.app"}},"_tags":["story","author_thejarren","story_48778145","show_hn"],"author":"thejarren","children":[48778362],"created_at":"2026-07-03T18:21:41Z","created_at_i":1783102901,"num_comments":2,"objectID":"48778145","points":3,"story_id":48778145,"story_text":"Hey HN, I'm really excited to share Emra with you. The yc description would be: It's like "Notion meets Lovable". It's a workspace where you build full apps using AI and every app sits on one shared database and service layer. Generated apps are always editable, and (coming soon:) can interact with each other in the workspace.
I'm of the opinion that the cost of software will go rapidly to zero (I don't think that's too surprising to any of you), but there will always be room for effort and creativity. Emra is essentially built for the future where every person is a developer. Essentially personal software for everyone.
So far I've built notes apps with a 3d graph view to see connections, a video editing app and a canvas design tool (figma clone) with export capabilities, as well as a collection of project management tools and games. Right now the most satisfying thing is being able to fix a bug I run into in around the same amount of time that it takes to send a bug report in any traditional app.
We're using the best models to make this work at the moment. Basically anything Opus 4.6 or later, as far as I'm concerned is the baseline of what we can use to make this happen. Our agent is currently only capable of building, though that will change rapidly, and we are pretty proud that our build loop is more token efficient than using Claude Code or other harnesses.
Arguably we are in the same category as Dreamer (Meta acquired) or Wabi (raised $20m), but at the moment we're bootstrapped and working to deliver as much value to users as possible. Users will be soon be able to download their data and apps at any time (I like to think of it as extending obsidians "file over app" philosophy to file+app). In general, I think for a platform like this to exist, we want to be as value aligned with users as possible. So our focus is on providing a solid service layer that abstracts away the complexity of most modern full stack applications. Ideally, people using Emra pay for hosting or usage and we earn our spot rather than locking you in.
On the technical side, we feel good right now. We know there will be some scaling + security challenges, but honestly, our biggest hurdle at the moment is rebuilding existing applications in a way that makes them actually worth using inside of Emra, basically solving that blank page problem.
We are building apps on an SDK that we plan on open sourcing over the next month or so, and will also provide a CLI tool so people can build Emra apps inside of Claude Code or other agents (this is how we are actually building many of our app store apps). I'm also still trying to nail down the messaging. Initially I had planned on aggressively focusing on consumer, but the cost to build an app is still prohibitive, so we're going to keep testing different approaches.
We're still very early, so I'd really appreciate any honest feedback. And I'm happy to answer any questions you might have.","title":"Show HN: Emra \u2013 A workspace where every app you build shares one db","updated_at":"2026-07-03T20:26:08Z","url":"https://emra.app"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"afoote"},"story_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma","make"],"value":"I'll catch you up to speed real quick:\nI've been working through my startup's initial design phase. This has consisted of getting initial feedback and "usage" from users through paper mock-ups I've made which then turned into Figma designs that I've been testing and iterating on with users.\nOver the past couple of weeks, I've thrown together an MVP where initial users can sign up and use my platform. I plan to have this live and usable within the next week.
I'm not a technical guy. I mean, I know enough to get my way around and to talk the talk -- but if any respectable developer took a look at my code littered with mementos from GPT4 and his cousin Claude, they'd probably break out in hives.
I'm really good at getting stuff done one way or another, but as I'm looking to continue to grow and expand this puppy, I think it wise to bring on a co-founder. Ideally, one that can tango with developing a bit better than I can. I want to hone my focus more on the sales, raising capital, marketing, and design side of things (these are where my true and natural strengths lie)
Now here's my problem/question: I've got 2 chaps I'm looking at to bring in as tech-focused co-founders. I know both of them and have worked extensively with one of them. Both are hard-working, eager, and passionate fellas, but both are probably around my level in technical skill (we're all in the same Information Systems program at university). I've ran a startup before (non-tech) so I learned through first-hand experience how important the soft skills of your cofounders are (do you get along with them, do they learn fast, are they hard-working, etc.), but I'm wondering if in this case I should aim to grab a co-founder or 2 that are a bit more skilled in development than I am. OR do I stick with these 2 who aren't gonna build anything revolutionary, but, will be able to make quick iterations as we receive user/customer feedback in this infant stage?
At this point, I don't need or want the world's most perfect and efficient program, I want something that is just enough for our users and allows us to build based on their feedback. However, I also want to make sure I'm not taking too many shortcuts to the point where I'm screwing myself and the company over in the future.
I'm open to any and all ideas, suggestions, advice, or good jokes so let em' rip!\nAlso, if any of you developers think you might be interested, feel free to slide into my dms to learn more about the startup."},"title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"To tech founder or not to tech founder, that is the question"}},"_tags":["story","author_afoote","story_40687631","ask_hn"],"author":"afoote","children":[40687694,40687971,40701769],"created_at":"2024-06-15T05:04:35Z","created_at_i":1718427875,"num_comments":3,"objectID":"40687631","points":2,"story_id":40687631,"story_text":"I'll catch you up to speed real quick:\nI've been working through my startup's initial design phase. This has consisted of getting initial feedback and "usage" from users through paper mock-ups I've made which then turned into Figma designs that I've been testing and iterating on with users.\nOver the past couple of weeks, I've thrown together an MVP where initial users can sign up and use my platform. I plan to have this live and usable within the next week.
I'm not a technical guy. I mean, I know enough to get my way around and to talk the talk -- but if any respectable developer took a look at my code littered with mementos from GPT4 and his cousin Claude, they'd probably break out in hives.
I'm really good at getting stuff done one way or another, but as I'm looking to continue to grow and expand this puppy, I think it wise to bring on a co-founder. Ideally, one that can tango with developing a bit better than I can. I want to hone my focus more on the sales, raising capital, marketing, and design side of things (these are where my true and natural strengths lie)
Now here's my problem/question: I've got 2 chaps I'm looking at to bring in as tech-focused co-founders. I know both of them and have worked extensively with one of them. Both are hard-working, eager, and passionate fellas, but both are probably around my level in technical skill (we're all in the same Information Systems program at university). I've ran a startup before (non-tech) so I learned through first-hand experience how important the soft skills of your cofounders are (do you get along with them, do they learn fast, are they hard-working, etc.), but I'm wondering if in this case I should aim to grab a co-founder or 2 that are a bit more skilled in development than I am. OR do I stick with these 2 who aren't gonna build anything revolutionary, but, will be able to make quick iterations as we receive user/customer feedback in this infant stage?
At this point, I don't need or want the world's most perfect and efficient program, I want something that is just enough for our users and allows us to build based on their feedback. However, I also want to make sure I'm not taking too many shortcuts to the point where I'm screwing myself and the company over in the future.
I'm open to any and all ideas, suggestions, advice, or good jokes so let em' rip!\nAlso, if any of you developers think you might be interested, feel free to slide into my dms to learn more about the startup.","title":"To tech founder or not to tech founder, that is the question","updated_at":"2024-09-20T17:19:03Z"},{"_highlightResult":{"author":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"stooderrr"},"story_text":{"fullyHighlighted":false,"matchLevel":"full","matchedWords":["claude","design","figma","make"],"value":"Hi HN! I'm Matt, founder of Frontend Mentor (https://www.frontendmentor.io). We provide front-end and full-stack coding challenges with professional Figma designs, enabling developers to build real projects and grow their skills.
The problem: AI coding tools are great, but they can work against you when you're learning. Ask Copilot or Cursor to help with a beginner project, and they'll happily write the whole thing for you. You ship the project, but you didn't really learn anything.
What we did: We added AGENTS.md (and CLAUDE.md) files to every challenge's starter code. These files tell AI tools how to help based on the challenge's difficulty level, so the AI becomes a learning partner rather than an answer machine.
The idea is simple: AI guidance should scale with the learner.
- Newbie: AI acts as a patient mentor. Breaks problems into tiny steps, uses analogies, and gives multiple hints before showing an approach. Won't hand you a complete solution.
- Junior: AI becomes a supportive guide. Introduces debugging, encourages DevTools usage, and explains the "why," not just the "what."
- Intermediate: AI acts like an experienced colleague. Presents trade-offs, shows multiple approaches, and lets you make decisions.
- Advanced: AI acts like a senior dev. Challenges your thinking, plays devil's advocate, gives honest feedback.
- Guru: AI acts like a peer. Debates approaches, references specs, brings different viewpoints.
The core principle across all levels: guide thinking, don't replace it.
Since tools like Cursor and Copilot already look for AGENTS.md in project directories, this works out of the box with no setup.
We don't think anyone has fully figured out AI-assisted learning yet, and the landscape is shifting so quickly. This is our first attempt at making AI tools better by default for people who are trying to build foundational coding skills, not just ship projects.
Would love to hear your thoughts, especially from anyone considering how AI tools and skill development can work together."},"title":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"Show HN: We added AGENTS.md to 120 challenges so AI teaches instead of codes"},"url":{"matchLevel":"none","matchedWords":[],"value":"https://www.frontendmentor.io/articles/agents-md-files-in-every-challenge"}},"_tags":["story","author_stooderrr","story_46946215","show_hn"],"author":"stooderrr","created_at":"2026-02-09T15:22:32Z","created_at_i":1770650552,"num_comments":0,"objectID":"46946215","points":1,"story_id":46946215,"story_text":"Hi HN! I'm Matt, founder of Frontend Mentor (https://www.frontendmentor.io). We provide front-end and full-stack coding challenges with professional Figma designs, enabling developers to build real projects and grow their skills.
The problem: AI coding tools are great, but they can work against you when you're learning. Ask Copilot or Cursor to help with a beginner project, and they'll happily write the whole thing for you. You ship the project, but you didn't really learn anything.
What we did: We added AGENTS.md (and CLAUDE.md) files to every challenge's starter code. These files tell AI tools how to help based on the challenge's difficulty level, so the AI becomes a learning partner rather than an answer machine.
The idea is simple: AI guidance should scale with the learner.
- Newbie: AI acts as a patient mentor. Breaks problems into tiny steps, uses analogies, and gives multiple hints before showing an approach. Won't hand you a complete solution.
- Junior: AI becomes a supportive guide. Introduces debugging, encourages DevTools usage, and explains the "why," not just the "what."
- Intermediate: AI acts like an experienced colleague. Presents trade-offs, shows multiple approaches, and lets you make decisions.
- Advanced: AI acts like a senior dev. Challenges your thinking, plays devil's advocate, gives honest feedback.
- Guru: AI acts like a peer. Debates approaches, references specs, brings different viewpoints.
The core principle across all levels: guide thinking, don't replace it.
Since tools like Cursor and Copilot already look for AGENTS.md in project directories, this works out of the box with no setup.
We don't think anyone has fully figured out AI-assisted learning yet, and the landscape is shifting so quickly. This is our first attempt at making AI tools better by default for people who are trying to build foundational coding skills, not just ship projects.
Would love to hear your thoughts, especially from anyone considering how AI tools and skill development can work together.","title":"Show HN: We added AGENTS.md to 120 challenges so AI teaches instead of codes","updated_at":"2026-03-05T23:33:10Z","url":"https://www.frontendmentor.io/articles/agents-md-files-in-every-challenge"}],"hitsPerPage":20,"nbHits":56,"nbPages":3,"page":0,"params":"query=Claude+Design+Figma+Make&advancedSyntax=true&analyticsTags=backend","processingTimeMS":26,"processingTimingsMS":{"_request":{"roundTrip":23},"afterFetch":{"format":{"highlighting":2,"total":3},"merge":{"mergeLoop":{"prepareNextHit":2,"total":2},"total":3},"total":3},"fetch":{"query":12,"scanning":9,"total":22},"total":26},"query":"Claude Design Figma Make","serverTimeMS":30}