Iterating skills: mix reference designers for refined taste

Kyle Zantos is leading the new UX Tools Labs where he's responsible for figuring out what matters for new design tools and workflows.

As a result, he's pretty quickly become my go-to source as I transition into more of a builder with AI.

So this conversation is a deep dive into very specific tactics you can use on your own design engineering journey.

We'll go through recommended tools, workflows, and Kyle's process for building a design engineering "Skill" using Claude Code.

• Kyle’s portfolio site: https://zantos.co
• Leva control panel: https://threejsresources.com/tool/leva
• Compound Engineering plugin: https://github.com/EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin

• Jhey Tompkins: https://x.com/jh3yy
• Derek Briggs: https://x.com/PixelJanitor
• Will King: https://x.com/willking
• Emil Kowalski: https://x.com/emilkowalski