Future of UX | Your Design, Tech and User Experience Podcast | AI Design #128 Vibe Coding Is Useless Without Strategy: Why Random AI Prototypes Don’t Work
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Oct 16, 2025 Dive into the intriguing world of vibe coding, where intent takes center stage and AI manages the nitty-gritty details. Discover how this method is reshaping UX design and team dynamics. Learn about the vital skills designers must acquire to thrive and the potential pitfalls of relying on random prototypes. Hear real-life examples, like a user-friendly activity planner that emerged from targeted insights. Ultimately, find out when vibe coding is a valuable tool and why it should be guided by research, not randomness.
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Vibe Coding Often Produces Hollow Results
- Vibe coding promises to replace execution with intent but often creates hollow apps that don’t solve real problems.
- Patricia warns that many vibe-coded prototypes look sleek yet fail to work or address user needs.
AI Needs Direction, Not Vague Prompts
- Random prompts let AI choose direction and produce disconnected, meaningless features.
- Patricia compares vague vibe-coding to creative chaos that generates nice-looking but unusable results.
Start With Insights Before Prompting
- Start vibe coding from insights, not the AI itself; gather data, quotes, and friction points first.
- Translate these insights into required features before you write any prompts.