I'm the CEO of UXPin. We launched Forge on Product Hunt today. But before I talk about that, I want to share what the last week taught me about what people actually want from AI design tools.
Claude Design launched 2 weeks ago. My LinkedIn feed exploded. I spent the week reading every take, replying to dozens of posts, and testing Claude Design myself. Five patterns showed up over and over.
1. Token burn is the #1 frustration
Multiple users maxed out weekly limits in 2-6 hours. One burned 25% on 7 slides. The community built a workaround strategy: Opus for first prompt, Sonnet for edits, Haiku for tweaks. When your users need a cost mitigation strategy on day one, that's a signal.
Smarter AI for real-code design. Create and refine layouts faster with components from open-source or custom libraries that follow your design system—so every idea moves closer to production.
Speed up UI design & coding process – build MVPs 8.6x faster than with vectors. Make the most of AI, ready layouts, and fully functional component libraries. When you're done, copy production-ready code off your design!
Pixels won't spoil the fun anymore.
