AI prompts for designers
Copy-paste prompts for journey maps, personas, IA, specs, critique, and AI feature design. Use in ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor when you need a strong starting point without installing an agent skill.
Journeys, personas & IA
Journey maps, personas, user flows, and information architecture.
- Research
User Persona Creation
Stakeholder-facing personas from research you already have. Do not invent demographics. Prefer Behavioral Persona From Research after affinity or insight statements; use this only when the room still wants a named persona card.
personauser-researchdesign - UX design
User Journey Mapping
Create detailed user journey maps with touchpoints, emotions, and opportunities.
user-journeymappingux - UX design
User Flow Mapping
Create detailed user flow diagrams with decision points, interactions, and edge cases.
user-flowuxwireframing - UX design
Information Architecture Planning
Design the information architecture for a website or application with navigation and content structure.
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Spec & handoff
Component specs, design handoff, wireframes, and briefs.
- Visual design
UI Component Specification
Generate a detailed UI component specification with states, variants, and interaction patterns.
uicomponentsspecification - Visual design
Design Handoff Documentation
Create comprehensive design handoff documents with specs, assets, and implementation details for developers.
handoffdocumentationspecification - UX design
Wireframe Generation
Generate detailed wireframes with layout, hierarchy, and interaction patterns.
wireframeuxlayout - UX design
Design Brief Template
Create a comprehensive design brief that captures project requirements, goals, constraints, and success criteria.
design-briefrequirementsproject-planning
Critique & polish
Structured reviews, accessibility checks, and visual hierarchy.
- UX design
Design Critique Framework
Structure design critiques with clear feedback categories and actionable recommendations.
design-critiquefeedbackdesign-review - UX design
Accessibility Audit Checklist
Create a comprehensive accessibility audit checklist for websites or applications.
accessibilitya11ywcag - UX design
Heuristic UX Review
Review UI designs using UX best practices and common usability heuristics.
design-reviewusabilityheuristics - Visual design
Visual Hierarchy Design
Design effective visual hierarchy for layouts to guide user attention and improve readability.
visual-hierarchygraphic-designlayout
Research & validation
Test plans, interviews, synthesis, insight statements, and research readouts.
- Research
Usability Test Plan
Create a comprehensive usability test plan with scenarios, tasks, and success metrics.
usability-testingresearchux - Research
User Interview Guide
Simple generative interview outline: objectives, question sets, probes. Need a timed session with tasks or a concept? Use Moderated Discussion Guide Generator, Usability Test Script, or Concept Test Protocol instead.
user-interviewsresearchux - Research
Affinity Mapping Assistant
Synthesize raw qual data (interviews, usability, diaries) using an affinity-style flow: clean, code, cluster into themes with evidence counts, outliers, severity-weighted ranking, and surprises.
affinity-mappingsynthesisqualitative-research - Research
Interview Batch Report
First-pass report across several interview notes. For one session use Session Debrief From Transcript. For a full study use Affinity Mapping Assistant, then Research Insight Statement Writer. Same outline as Mixed-Source Research Synthesis, interview-only.
researchuser-interviewssynthesis - Research
Mixed-Source Research Synthesis
Combine already-coded interviews, surveys, and analytics into one report. For a single session use Session Debrief From Transcript. To cluster interview notes, use Affinity Mapping Assistant, then Research Insight Statement Writer.
researchsynthesisinsights - Research
Research Insight Statement Writer
Turn themes and observations into decision-ready insight statements (Observation, Pattern, Implication, Recommendation) plus a short exec "So What" summary. Use after synthesis or affinity output.
insightssynthesisstakeholder-communication - Research
Research Readout Builder
Build a research readout deck structure: TL;DR, overview, one slide per finding with evidence and recommendations, prioritized actions, unknowns, appendix, plus speaker notes. More research-specific than generic shareouts.
readoutpresentationstakeholder-communication - Research
Behavioral Persona From Research
Build 2-4 behaviorally distinct personas from qual synthesis: archetype, grounded quote, mental model, needs vs wants, day-in-life, design implications - without inventing demographics. Complements the broader User Persona Creation prompt.
personabehavioral-personasuser-research
AI product UX
Feature briefs, error states, and agent project files.
- UX design
AI Feature Design Brief
Create comprehensive design briefs for AI-powered features including behavior, trust patterns, and error handling.
aidesign-brieffeature-design - UX design
AI Error Handling UX
Design error handling patterns for AI features including error messages, recovery paths, and user guidance.
aierror-handlingux - AI Workflows
Optimize My Prompt
Diagnose a weak prompt and rewrite it with clearer task, context, constraints, and output format.
prompt-engineeringoptimize-promptchatgpt - AI Workflows
Create a DESIGN.md File
Write a design-system file agents can follow for tokens, components, content, and accessibility.
design-mddesign-systemai-agents - AI Workflows
Create an AGENTS.md File
Write repo-root instructions so coding agents know the product, conventions, tools, and what needs approval.
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Design systems
Audits, tokens, Figma extraction, and AI-ready system prompts.
- Visual design
Design System Audit
Conduct a comprehensive audit of a design system for consistency and improvements.
design-systemauditconsistency - Visual design
Design Tokens Definition
Create a comprehensive design tokens system for design systems.
design-tokensdesign-systemtokens - Visual design
Extract Design System from Screenshot
Analyze a screenshot and extract a comprehensive design system including colors, typography, spacing, and components.
design-systemscreenshotanalysis - Visual design
Extract Design System Using Figma MCP
Use Figma MCP (Model Context Protocol) to extract a complete design system from Figma files, including components, styles, and tokens.
design-systemfigmamcp - Visual design
Design System to AI Prompt Converter
Convert design system documentation into AI-friendly prompts for generating prototypes that match your design system exactly.
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Brand & content
Brand identity and UX microcopy for product surfaces.
- Branding
Brand Identity Design Brief
Create a comprehensive brand identity design brief with visual guidelines and brand personality.
brandinggraphic-designvisual-identity - Content
UI Microcopy Writing
Write effective microcopy for UI elements including buttons, error messages, tooltips, and empty states.
microcopyux-writingcontent - Content
Microcopy Polish
Rewrite existing microcopy (email subjects, button labels, help text, tooltips) to be more intuitive and user-friendly.
microcopyux-writingpolish
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Frequently asked questions
What are AI prompts for designers?
AI prompts are copy-paste instruction templates for ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor chat. They help designers run repeatable workflows like journey maps, personas, information architecture, component specs, critique, and AI feature briefs without starting from a blank prompt.
ChatGPT or Cursor for design prompts?
Use ChatGPT or Claude for research synthesis, stakeholder comms, and one-off critique. Use Cursor chat when you want prompts tied to files in your repo. Copy any prompt from this page into your tool of choice.
Best ChatGPT prompts for user journey maps and personas?
Start with User Persona Creation, then User Journey Mapping and User Flow Mapping. Add Information Architecture Planning when you need navigation and content structure, not only a single flow.
How do I synthesize research and build a readout?
Cluster notes with Affinity Mapping Assistant, then Interview Batch Report or Mixed-Source Research Synthesis. Turn themes into decisions with Research Insight Statement Writer, then Research Readout Builder for the deck.
Best prompts for UX specs and handoff?
Start with UI Component Specification and Design Handoff Documentation for dev-ready output. Add Wireframe Generation and Design Brief Template when scoping new work.
Which prompts help design an AI feature?
Start with AI Feature Design Brief for behavior, trust, and success metrics. Add AI Error Handling UX for failure states. When agents will touch the repo, use Optimize My Prompt, Create a DESIGN.md File, and Create an AGENTS.md File under AI Workflows.
Prompts vs agent skills: which should designers use?
Use prompts for one-shot tasks in chat. Install agent skills from our Skills hub when you want Cursor or Claude Code to apply design standards automatically across your codebase.