Master a practical AI-first UX workflow

AI can help you design faster but only when you know which tool to use, what to ask and how to evaluate the output

The AI-First UX Designer Toolkit is a practical 12-page guide that shows you how to use AI across the complete UX workflow without outsourcing your judgment or blindly accepting AI-generated answers.

Inside the toolkit, you’ll discover:

✓ An end-to-end, 6-stage AI-first UX workflow

✓ 11 carefully selected AI tools for UX and product designers

✓ Clear guidance on what every tool is best used for

✓ The difference between tools such as Dovetail and Maze, Figma and Uizard, or Cursor and Claude Code

✓ The C.L.E.A.R. framework for writing better AI prompts

✓ 7 ready-to-use prompts for research, UX writing, synthesis, user-flow critique, UI critique and developer handoff

✓ A complete workflow for taking a project from problem definition to a functional prototype

✓ A 7-day learning plan to help you practise the entire stack

✓ Privacy, accessibility, accuracy and originality checks for AI-generated work

✓ Official links to every tool featured in the guide

TOOLS COVERED

ChatGPT, Claude, Dovetail, Maze, Miro AI, Relume, Figma AI, Uizard, Adobe Firefly, Cursor and Claude Code.

WHO THIS IS FOR

• UX/UI and product design students

• Beginner and aspiring UX designers

• Working designers who want to improve their AI workflow

• Freelancers who want to research and prototype faster

• Designers building portfolio projects or early product concepts

WHAT YOU’LL BE ABLE TO DO

By the end of this guide, you’ll understand how to:

• Select the right AI tool for each UX task

• Create stronger research plans and UX copy

• Analyse research without inventing user evidence

• Generate more complete user flows and edge cases

• Explore multiple UI directions faster

• Create intentional moodboards and visual assets

• Turn a validated design flow into a functional prototype

• Explain how AI supported your decisions in a portfolio case study

This is not a generic collection of thousands of prompts. It is a focused workflow designed to help you use AI with more speed, structure and judgment.

FORMAT

• 12-page PDF guide

• English

• Beginner to intermediate level

• Instant digital access

IMPORTANT NOTE

This is an educational resource, not a detailed software course for every featured tool. Tool features, pricing and availability may change over time. Always review confidential information, research data and AI-generated output before using it in real projects

Created by Vamshi Sai Awaru

Product Designer • @vamshi.work