I just watched “AI vs Manual Designing” by Saptarshi Prakash, and honestly, this is one of the most practical videos I’ve come across on AI and UX.

There’s a lot of AI hype right now. Some people are using AI for almost everything and thinking designers will be replaced, while others are still hesitant to adopt it.

I think the real answer is combining both.

One point from the video really stayed with me: AI can get you through the first 80% very quickly, but that final 20% can take much longer. And that 20% is where the details matter — those small UX decisions, edge cases, interactions, and refinements that make a product truly user-friendly.

That’s where I believe designers still play a huge role.

My ideal workflow would be something like:

User research → AI for exploration & first drafts → Refinement and manual design work → AI for further ideation → Manual evaluation & refinement

But throughout the entire process, the user should remain the priority.

We should start with user research, understand their problems and goals, and only then move toward solutions. AI should help us design faster, not think less.

Thank you, Saptarshi Prakash, for such an eye-opening video. As a UI/UX design student, it gave me a lot of clarity on how I should approach AI in my design process. 🙌

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I just watched “AI vs Manual Designing” by Saptarshi Prakash, and honestly, this is one of the most practical videos I’ve come across on AI and UX.

There’s a lot of AI hype right now. Some people are using AI for almost everything and thinking designers will be replaced, while others are still hesitant to adopt it.

I think the real answer is combining both.

One point from the video really stayed with me: AI can get you through the first 80% very quickly, but that final 20% can take much longer. And that 20% is where the details matter — those small UX decisions, edge cases, interactions, and refinements that make a product truly user-friendly.

That’s where I believe designers still play a huge role.

My ideal workflow would be something like:

User research → AI for exploration & first drafts → Refinement and manual design work → AI for further ideation → Manual evaluation & refinement

But throughout the entire process, the user should remain the priority.

We should start with user research, understand their problems and goals, and only then move toward solutions. AI should help us design faster, not think less.

Thank you, Saptarshi Prakash, for such an eye-opening video. As a UI/UX design student, it gave me a lot of clarity on how I should approach AI in my design process. 🙌

🎥 Watch the video: