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Tools I’m watching.

The AI-design stack moves faster than anyone can follow. Here are the tools that power the workflows in the Playbook, plus whether they’re worth your attention.

3 tools watchedThe AI-design stackPowers the PlaybookWorth your attention
/ Ai Generation

Claude

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Anthropic's AI assistant. Long context windows, strong reasoning, solid for design thinking partner.

Curator’s take

My default for design critiques, research synthesis, and structured writing.

/ Vibe Coding

Cursor

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AI-first code editor

Curator’s take

If you've been waiting for "designer who codes" to actually click, this is the tool.

/ Wireframing & Prototyping

Figma Make

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Figma built-in AI design generation

Curator’s take

The fastest way to pressure-test an interaction idea before a dev writes a line of code.

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