Figma's AI tool being on pause got me thinking: What if a weather app wasn't designed by AI? Here's a super quick Figma prototype I whipped up over the weekend to explore the concept. Prototype link in case you wanted to try it out: https://lnkd.in/gwBbfcuk #figma #design #ui #beyondAI #weatherapp
This prototype is awesome 👏🏼
Instead of asking AI to come up with the concept (a weather app) from scratch, what AI would be better suited for is asking it to generate additional pages (like the Settings page) for the weather app based on the style/UI/design system, etc. the designers come up with. Love the prototype btw 🔥
As cool as the new Figma AI generator is, this makes me think we should definitely not use it for ideas, but rather refining our own. I can only assume every designer is going to use it, so doing so will result in designs overly similar to others. Something to think about (and avoid). Let’s still use the tech, just intelligently. James Bursey Janine Dipasupil Yu-Wei Hung We want cool, differentiated and human-centered designs, not averaged outputs. But seeing the average outputs can help us differentiate, and polish.
Burn, take that AI. This is way better.
Back in 2012 everyone was designing weather apps on Dribbble without AI
The problem with AI is that it can only use preexisting patterns and designs. AI cannot innovate (yet). If we ditched designers and only used AI, we would see the same designs everywhere with no real problem solving. It’s great for getting ideas off the ground, but innovation would stagnate if we solely relied on AI. Btw, I love the current generation of AI.I cant wait to see how it evolves.
Now bring it to Bravo Studio, connect it to a backend and weather api to actually make the app publishable to App store and Google Play Store without code.
Cool idea, but as someone who’s always working in a fast paced environment, I don’t want to click on each box to check the weather. I’d like to see it all laid out in front of me and immediately recognize what’s important based on color contrast and weight of text.
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2wThere are certainly some tasks that should not be entrusted to AI as it will only copy an already existing concept and/or design. A weather app is a prime example. Great proto BTW ✌