GENERATIVE AI
I'm always looking for ways to work smarter, and lately that means exploring how generative AI can support my day-to-day as a designer. From speeding up research to automating repetitive tasks, I’m using these tools to become more efficient, free up time for deep work, and ultimately grow into a better, more thoughtful designer.
tools
chatgpt
claude
vs co-pilot
blog image generator
every month as a senior designer at modern practice, i have to source blog images for our 40+ monthly clients. it's a time-consuming task, especially since each client needs a unique image that represents their monthly blog, sized according to their website design, and the image must be optimized for speed.

i vibe-coded a local app that does the work for me! i used apis from google sheets, pexels, and tinypng to create a blog image generator. it outputs 3 optimized images in the correct aspect ratio depending on the client.

it took me roughly 1 hour to code this application using chatgpt.
figma copy checker
At Modern Practice, we often design 30+ page websites for our healthcare clients. In such fast-paced builds, copy, design, QA, and development handoffs can get messy, and small text mismatches between the approved master copy doc and the live Figma file often slip through.

To solve this, I vibe-coded a native Figma app powered by the Claude API that automatically cross-checks pasted copy against the selected Figma page. It highlights any inconsistencies between the two, ensuring the copy is always accurate before handoff.

This simple tool saves hours of manual QA and prevents client feedback loops. It took me just a few evenings to prototype.