How To Design In The Agent Era
About this episode
This episode discusses how AI is transforming design workflows and the importance of standing out in a competitive market.
AI isn't just changing the tools designers use. It's changing how they build, ship, and stand out. In this episode of Design Review, Stephen Haney, founder of AI-native design tool Paper, joins YC General Partner Aaron Epstein to demo the agent-first workflow that's making Paper one of the fastest-growing design tools since Figma. Using live redesigns of user-submitted websites as examples, they break down the most common AI design tells, show how to fix them in seconds, and explain why the biggest risk for founders isn't moving too slow, it's shipping something that looks like everyone else.
People in this episode
Host: Aaron Epstein
Guest: Stephen Haney
Topics covered
- AI design
- design tools
- agent-first workflow
- user experience
- startup advice
Keywords
- AI
- design
- workflow
- startup
- user-submitted websites
- Figma
- Paper
- redesign
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Paper, Figma
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