With UI design being automated thanks to AI tools out there, does it make sense for one to spend time in upskilling and improving the craft of deisgn beautiful interfaces?

[u/Life-with-ADHD]

We live a life with limited time and with the way the AI tools are being released, it’s hard to stay updated and keep a track of the latest tools and developments.

AI is getting better and better in designing interfaces by just throwing it a prompt and I feel the days are not far off where it can design a fully functional interface.

I’m average when it comes to UI design but I enjoy UI design. However, due to advent of AI I’m just wondering if it makes sense to get better in UI design while I can spend the same time in learning development or understanding product management or get better in user research. I could even just learn prompt engineering in designing interfaces.

What’s your thoughts on this, folks?

[u/Ruskerdoo]

It’ll do for visual design what it did for coding. Senior practitioners will be able to produce exponentially more work while juniors will find it increasingly difficult to find a job.

One thing the new tools won’t replace is the need for good taste. And good judgement.

[u/sj291]

Yes definitely! But think about the strategy behind your designs a little more. UI is super bland right now from AI from what I’ve seen.

[u/Gandalf-and-Frodo → u/sj291]

The best one I've seen is from chatgpt and even that seems generic. It works but it's not like I can't just Google a bunch of top websites and copy the same exact style like chat gpt does.

[u/Typical_Ad_678]

I think if people see themselves as only operators, AI will outperform in operation and automation.The problem with today's AI is lacking unique and real world day to day context and that's how we as humans decide and push forward. So if see yourself as the authority who holds the context to a goal, you should be fine keeping the position, keep learning and letting the AI or computer as a whole do the job.

[u/AtlasCarrier]

No, it never makes sense to spend your time honing a craft. /s

[u/code-the-world]

Absolutely. I think people should still focus on craft and talent/skills. AI is great, but it's an accelerant, not a full on replacement for coding or design. You should definitely still learn, it'll make you better at AI. For context, I work for Fetch, a UI generation platform. www.fetchwire.dev, good luck!

[u/Booombaker]

Ai is not designing interfaces, it is starting to create the basic template based stuff. Your job is to tweak and mold it to perfection

[u/Eseruxperience]

Not an answer to your question but curious about the tools you’ve tried so far and found useful for UI generation. Can you please mention such tools?

[u/Life-with-ADHD → u/Eseruxperience]

1. Uizard
2. Galelio AI
3. Lovable
4. Readdy AI
5. Figma AI

[u/OneCatchyUsername → u/Life-with-ADHD]

I haven’t tried others but if you’re judging this based on Figma AI then we’re safe. When you work with it for a bit you realize that it’s just shuffling through the same library of templates. I use it for random demonstrations but not useful for anything serious.

[u/Eseruxperience → u/Life-with-ADHD]

Thanks for the list, any personal favs amongst these?

[u/doggo_luv]

I’ve been asking myself the same question because I am considering training in graphic design to improve my skills in UX (background is more research/psych).

I have tried these tools and they’re not impressive yet. They will get there eventually, but they remain tools. I think as designers, we still need to have taste and vision to judge the output of these models. If you have no taste and no vision, you can’t tell why the AI’s output is good or bad. And you can’t fix it according to your needs. You’re “stuck” with whatever it gives you because you don’t know better.