Dive Club 🤿 Nad Chishtie - A new way to design and build with AI
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Apr 4, 2025 Nad Chishtie, the founding designer at Lovable, shares his journey in navigating AI's impact on design within the fast-growing startup landscape. He reveals his top tips for creatively collaborating with AI tools, emphasizing how designers can become facilitators rather than obstacles. Nad discusses balancing traditional design platforms like Figma with innovative AI solutions, and the evolution of design roles in tech. He highlights the importance of adaptability and strategic thinking, while encouraging a mindset of experimentation in today's design environment.
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Design as an Enabler
- Nad Chishtie prioritizes maximizing learning and enabling team velocity at Lovable.
- He sees design as continuous, happening with every decision, and empowers engineers to own the process.
Advice for Founding Designers
- Be intensely curious, learn quickly, and don't get attached to your ideas.
- Iterate constantly, talk to users, and build what they want.
Iterating on Visual Edits
- Lovable prioritized instant feedback, initially mimicking traditional design tools with layers panels.
- They later removed these, realizing layers were irrelevant in an AI-driven design process.