The Design Workflow for 2026

In the AI era, it feels like everything is shifting. Honestly, I'm at the point where I'm almost sick of seeing the word "AI" everywhere 🤣, but I have to admit—the design workflow has truly evolved. Instead of just imagining things on a blank canvas, it's so much better to use LLMs to generate a working demo to validate your ideas first. Then, you can just toss that HTML into Figma, use Pixlore to export the design layers, and finally polish it with our professional design skills. The efficiency is through the roof 🛫. Our old workflow used to be the standard waterfall: Requirements → Wireframes → Visual Design (UI) → Handoff → Development. But now, a lot of the time, I'll just use an LLM to run through a prototype of the core interactions first. For example, when dealing with a complex user flow, component states, or tricky interaction logic, I use an LLM (like Claude or GPT) to quickly generate a runnable mini-demo. By getting my hands on it and testing it out myself, it's so easy t