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I Tried Designing an Entire Product in Claude Code Without Figma
Here are 5 thigns I learned
Given that many organizations are trying to skip Figma entirely and work exclusively in Claude Code, it’s important to understand what the design workflow looks like with Claude Code.
I’ve designed dozens of different products in Claude Code, and in this article, I want to answer 5 common questions that will help you better understand how to make the most of this tool.
Should I use Claude Code for design exploration and ideation?
It depends on what exactly you mean by design exploration and ideation.
In my experience, Claude Code is not particularly effective for early-stage exploration, especially when you have only a rough idea of what you want to build and how the product should look and work.
For me, Figma remains my go-to tool for early-stage exploration when I want to quickly sketch out ideas (especially when I’m working on a complex problem) and then bring the draft into Claude via MCP to turn it into a coded prototype.
This doesn’t mean that Claude cannot handle this kind of exploration. However, doing so will likely be very expensive from a token consumption perspective, so it’s not…
