I'm relatively new to web development, primarily coding in React, but I often find myself battling procrastination when it comes to the design aspect. I have plenty of app ideas, but I really struggle with creating a good user interface and experience due to my lack of a creative eye. I'm curious if anyone can share effective workflows or tools that use AI to generate wireframes or designs that could help someone like me who isn't confident in their design skills.
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You should check out landinghero.ai. It has a bunch of built-in themes that can give you nice web designs. Plus, you can directly export the code to implement into your project. I created this tool because I faced the same design struggles as a developer.
GitHub Copilot is an awesome tool for this! You could start a new repo, describe the wireframe you need, and have it generated. After that, just git pull the changes and you’re all set! A great way to kick things off, really.
A lot of developers freeze up when they see a blank design page. The key is to lower your standards at first. Try starting with rough, ugly wireframes using just boxes and text. AI tools can help get you those basic layouts, and then you can refine them in Figma. It’s important to focus on the structure first, not the aesthetics. Also, consider using templates or design systems to simplify your choices, or explore tools like Durable for clean layouts combined with functional pages and automations.
Honestly, AI is only good for the very basic stuff in design. Once you go beyond those fundamentals, it struggles big time with CSS and real design work.
It’s great for creating a basic layout, but keep in mind that Copilot might not handle CSS and creative designs very well.