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Software development is entering a new era. Writing code line by line? That’s old school. Today, you vibe code - flowing quickly with AI-assisted tools, generating features in minutes, and iterating with lightning speed.

But here’s the catch: without good design, vibe coding falls apart. No matter how fast you code, if your UX and UI aren’t rock-solid, your product will hit friction fast.

That’s why we at UX GIRL created our new service: Design for Vibe Coding. Because now that AI can write your code, great design is your real competitive edge.

A split-screen comparison infographic in a beige, pink, and black color palette. The left side, "Vibe Coding Without Design," shows a dark, chaotic scene where an AI robot generates a mess of tangled wires and broken interfaces, labeled with "Messy Code" and "Broken UX," leading to a frustrated user. The right side, "Vibe Coding + UX GIRL Design," shows a clean, organized scene where the AI’s work is channeled through a "UX GIRL" funnel into modular blocks and structured blueprints, resulting in a happy user and a "Superpowered Launch."

Vibe Coding Isn’t Just Fast Code - It’s a New Way to Build

Vibe coding is the rising mindset in modern product teams - a way of working that’s fast, fluid, and creative. It's enabled by AI tools like GitHub Copilot, Replit Ghostwriter, and Codeium, which make coding feel more like jamming than engineering.

But here's the truth: AI can help you write code, but it can’t fix a broken UX. Without the right flows, component structure, and interaction logic, your fast code becomes messy code - and the vibe is gone.

Design Is Now the Foundation of Speed

According to McKinsey, companies that prioritize design outperform their competitors by up to 32% in revenue and 56% in total returns to shareholders . Forrester also reports that every $1 invested in UX brings up to $100 ROI.

In other words: code is cheap, but design drives results.

When your product is built on solid UX and clean UI, vibe coding becomes a superpower. You eliminate friction, cut dev time, and accelerate iteration - all without losing clarity.

How UX GIRL Designs for the Vibe

At UX GIRL, we design products that are dev-ready from day one. We don’t just deliver pretty interfaces - we deliver structured UX logic, scalable UI systems, and ready-to-deploy design blueprints that flow with your dev process.

Our process starts with UX workshops and research. We define user goals, create flows, build wireframes, and then bring it all to life in pixel-perfect UI. But here’s what makes us different: we design with vibe coding in mind.

That means:

• Components are modular.
• Layouts are logical.
• Interactions are intuitive.
• Everything is built to accelerate fast development and AI-assisted workflows.

Design for Vibe Coding is perfect for startup teams, AI-powered dev teams, no-code/low-code builders, and fast-scaling CTOs who need to ship fast - without sacrificing quality.

From Strong UX to Beautiful UI - in Record Time

Your MVP doesn’t start with code. It starts with clarity. A strong UX foundation and ready-to-use UI allows you to build smarter, faster, and better - whether you’re working with a team of devs or solo coding with AI.

With UX GIRL, our clients go from concept to implementation in weeks - not months. Our design packs are crafted to minimize development delays, boost usability, and drive adoption from day one.

Ready to Vibe Code?

If you’re building a product fast - and want it to work beautifully - start with a design that fuels your flow. With Design for Vibe Coding by UX GIRL, you’ll go from idea to live product faster than ever.

👉 Let’s design your next product the vibe way. Contact UX GIRL today.

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The digital environment is constantly changing. Design evolves and adapts to new needs and new users. However, some solutions do not go out of fashion. People from all generations know them and changing them could introduce chaos or at least frustration.

All of you know it very well and see it every day while typing on any of your devices. It helps you by indicating the spot for your future text and does follow new letters as you type. It also specifies the location in the text where you want to paste something that you previously copied. You might have seen it as an underscore or a block but usually, it takes the form of a blinking vertical line. As we found out while researching for this article - it also has a lot of names

• caret
• blinking cursor
• text cursor
• text insertion point

Where did the blinking cursor even come from?

In the last century, along with technological development, the possibility of creating and editing texts on the first computers appeared. However, writers struggled with the problem of the lack of a quick and intuitive possibility of changing or removing a selected fragment of the text.

Charles Kiesling was one of the engineers interested in advancing the capabilities of computers in the 1950s. He worked on improving the logic circuitry of computers such as the IBM 650. In 1967, Kiesling filed a patent for a new typing solution - a blinking cursor. However, this solution became widely known and used in 1977 with the premiere of Apple II and a year later with the premiere of the first commercially popular word processor WordStar.

Today, anyone who has had a computer in their hands at least once knows what a cursor means. Designers and developers working on products and adding new features can’t disregard  solutions users are already used to.

So what should we do if we need to point two spots at once?

We’ve recently asked ourselves this question for the first time. We came across a case that made us think about it while designing a tool similar to code creator. The user was supposed to add a few elements in the line, which together created a whole code. Each of the elements could have been selected from a code completion list that also had a search function. First caret: the user needed to be able to see the location of a new element added in the "code". Second caret: if the user wanted to search for an element, the caret must have appeared in the active textfield.

What now? Should we delete one cursor? Gray it out? How about leaving both of them and ignoring the problem? We’ve decided to check some popular apps - desktop and mobile and find out how they solve this problem.

Gmail on Mac - Adding emoji to a new email

One caret follows the text entered in the search box. The other indicates the place in the email where the selected emoji will appear. It's worth noticing that they are both blinking and have the same color.

Google Docs - Searching an element in the doc

In that case, the first cursor follows the text typed in the finder tool. The second one points to the last active text location. Both of the cursors have the same color, but just the one in the finder is blinking. The second cursor starts to blink again after closing the finder.

iOS Notes - Adding emoji to the note

iPhone users can experience a double text cursor creating a new note on their phones. The cursors are very different from each other - they have different colors and only the one in the search box is blinking.

WhatsApp for Android - Adding emoji to the new message

In that case, we can see only one caret and it’s in a search box. The one in the textfield is invisible but the selected emoji appears in the place where a caret was active the last time.

Which one is the best?

After testing a few apps, it's time to summarize the pros and cons of each solution.

Visibility of both cursors at once

In our opinion, the user should always be able to see where the result of their action will appear. Making one of the carets invisible takes away some part of the user's control. So we stand for keeping both cursors visible to the user. What is important here is creating a hierarchy for them. So now let's take care of…

Colors

Let's pay attention to a good idea that appeared in one of the inspirations we found: the cursor that is not responsible for the main action on the screen is grayed out. To highlight the importance of the main cursor, we can also choose colors other than black. Blue for example will call attention to the active status of the textfield.

Blinking

Last but not least - blinking of the cursor. It is obvious that this function helps a lot in finding our current location in the text. But aren't two elements blinking on the screen too much? In our opinion, yes. In the case of a double cursor, we would definitely choose to animate only one of them, the main action one.

Conclusions

Adding a blinking cursor to the interfaces was undoubtedly necessary to facilitate many people's daily work. This invention has stood the test of time and is still widely used today. However, sometimes even the most reliable solutions need an adaptation to more complex features. Yet, as designers, we have to remember that if the user already knows the action of a component, we shouldn’t change it.

In our opinion, in this task, we should focus on designing the hierarchy of elements. We have the ability to work on the visibility, color, and movement of elements. This essential UX designer skill will keep the interface transparent and let the user stay in control. 

And you? How would you design a tool that requires two cursors? And as a user, have you noticed this problem in the apps you use?

In a world where every sprint is a race and every pixel matters, the idea of artificial intelligence stepping in to support UX work is no longer theoretical. Zeplin -long trusted by product teams for streamlining design-to-dev handoffs - is entering new territory with its latest feature: AI Design Review.

But is it a true productivity boost or just another buzzword?

At UX GIRL, we took a deep dive into how this feature works, who benefits from it, and whether it's ready for real-world product workflows.

What Is Zeplin’s AI Design Review?

Zeplin’s AI Design Review uses a combination of large language models (LLMs) and visual analysis algorithms to automatically evaluate design screens uploaded to the platform. With one click, the tool can assess:

• Adherence to UI/UX best practices (contrast, visual hierarchy, spacing),
• Alignment with your design system,
• Text readability,
• Accessibility issues,
• Element alignment and padding.

The result? Designers and teams receive instant feedback before development even starts - saving time, reducing rework, and improving consistency.

Note: The feature is currently in Beta and available for Team and Organization plans

How It Works in a Real Sprint

Let’s say a designer finalizes a set of screens. Normally, they’d hand it over to the team for manual review, often leading to rounds of feedback, corrections, and delays.

With AI Review, here’s how it looks:

1. The designer uploads the file to Zeplin.
2. They trigger AI Design Review, which instantly scans layout, color, type, spacing, and accessibility.
3. The AI suggests corrections like:
   • “Low contrast between button and background.”
   • “Heading typography breaks consistency with subheaders.”
4. The designer adjusts accordingly.
5. PMs and developers receive a cleaner, more polished file with fewer errors.

Zeplin claims the feature can reduce design-related issues passed to development by up to 30%

Why Product Teams Should Care

For Product Owners, Project Managers, and CTOs, AI Design Review can:

• Accelerate iteration cycles by catching issues early,
• Improve design consistency across large or fast-changing UI systems,
• Help non-designers (like PMs) understand design quality without relying solely on design reviews.

Future updates will allow teams to customize review rules based on internal design systems, making the tool even more relevant for enterprise environments.

Limitations to Watch Out For

Despite its promise, Zeplin’s AI Review isn’t a silver bullet - and it shouldn’t be treated as one. Key caveats include:

• Lack of design intent: The AI can't understand why a designer made a specific decision.
• No user context: It doesn’t analyze user goals, flows, or emotions behind the interface.
• No support for non-English reviews (as of now).
• Risk of over-automation: Teams may over-rely on AI and deliver “technically correct but uninspired” UI.

This makes it a great supporting tool, but not a replacement for thoughtful human review.

How to Integrate It Into Your Workflow

To make the most of AI Design Review, we recommend the following integration model:

1. Designer finishes a screen and uploads it to Zeplin.
2. AI Review is triggered, and suggestions are considered.
3. Project Manager reviews AI feedback before sprint planning or handoff.
4. Developers get cleaner, AI-reviewed designs, reducing back-and-forth and rework.

This model works best when combined with traditional team review sessions and design QA.

Is It Worth It? Our Verdict

If your team:

• Moves fast (Agile, CI/CD),
• Uses a design system,
• Delivers at scale or across multiple platforms,

...then AI Design Review can help reduce errors, align expectations, and deliver better experiences faster.

Smaller teams may find it a "nice to have," but even then - testing it in one sprint can offer real insights.

Conclusion: So, Should You Use It?

Zeplin’s AI Design Review isn’t about replacing designers - it’s about giving them better tools to work smarter. It acts as a second pair of eyes, offering clear, structured feedback before handoff.

At UX GIRL, we help teams like yours build processes that combine AI-powered tools with UX strategy, research, and design expertise. If you’re curious about bringing AI into your workflow, let’s talk - we’ll show you how to make it work without losing the human touch.

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