Telling AI to design is hard

Ben's session #6

Telling AI to design is hard

TL;DR

  • Design Words is a tool created to help non-designers describe website styles and components to AI agents.
  • Users can select visual styles and components, and the tool generates text prompts for AI.
  • The development process included brainstorming, prototyping with various AI models, and design critiques from subagents.
  • The goal is to make it intuitive for users to find and communicate a desired visual style.
  • The tool was built using tools like Pi, Fable 5.1, Factory's Droid, and various open-source models.
  • Deployment is managed via here.now with a Cloudflare Worker proxy to maintain the desired URL.
  • The project required significant prompt and token usage across different development phases.