AI tools & skills I've been using in my design process – thoughts from a product design leader
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Lately I’ve been experimenting with the build side of design — from capturing ideas to working with coding agents and refining the details.
This video is a quick roundup of what I’ve been testing, what’s sticking, and how it’s starting to fit into my workflow.
🔗 Tools Mentioned:
1. @teenageengineering *TING FX (EP-2350)*
https://teenage.engineering
2. *Monologue*
https://try.monologue.to/femke-design
3. *grill-me* (Matt Pocock / Claude Code skill) https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/blob/main/docs/productivity/grill-me.md
4. *shadcn/ui*
https://ui.shadcn.com
5. *Astryx*
https://astryx.atmeta.com
6. *Agentation*
https://agentation.com
7. *Impeccable*
https://impeccable.style
8. *jakubkrehel/skills*
https://github.com/jakubkrehel/skills
9. *DialKit*
https://www.dialkit.dev
10. *Wonder*
https://wonder.design/?utm_source=femke
11. *Thinking orbs*
https://libraries.dev/orbs
📌 Some links are affiliate links — I only share tools I actually use.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
00:50 Capturing ideas s — TING FX + Monologue
02:28 Designlab
03:44 Pressure-testing the plan — grill-me
04:44 Exploring ideas — Wonder
06:02 Picking a foundation — shadcn/ui + Astryx
07:12 Giving agents better feedback — Agentation
08:17 Giving agents a design vocabulary — Impeccable
09:10 More design skills for agents — jakubkrehel/skills
09:52 Tuning the details live — DialKit
10:49 Designing the small stuff — Thinking orbs
11:32 Final thoughts
This video is sponsored by @DesignlabLearning ✨
Lately I’ve been experimenting with the build side of design — from capturing ideas to working with coding agents and refining the details.
This video is a quick roundup of what I’ve been testing, what’s sticking, and how it’s starting to fit into my workflow.
🔗 Tools Mentioned:
1. @teenageengineering *TING FX (EP-2350)*
https://teenage.engineering
2. *Monologue*
https://try.monologue.to/femke-design
3. *grill-me* (Matt Pocock / Claude Code skill) https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/blob/main/docs/productivity/grill-me.md
4. *shadcn/ui*
https://ui.shadcn.com
5. *Astryx*
https://astryx.atmeta.com
6. *Agentation*
https://agentation.com
7. *Impeccable*
https://impeccable.style
8. *jakubkrehel/skills*
https://github.com/jakubkrehel/skills
9. *DialKit*
https://www.dialkit.dev
10. *Wonder*
https://wonder.design/?utm_source=femke
11. *Thinking orbs*
https://libraries.dev/orbs
📌 Some links are affiliate links — I only share tools I actually use.
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WORK WITH ME
📚 Take my course: https://www.course.femke.design/?utm_source=youtube
🚀 Join Level Up Club: https://www.femke.design/level-up-kit/?utm_source=youtube
💬 Book mentoring: https://www.femke.design/mentoring/?utm_source=youtube
STAY CONNECTED
📬 Subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.femke.design/newsletter/?utm_source=youtube
🎙️ Listen to my podcast: https://www.designlife.fm/?utm_source=youtube
🌐 Website: https://www.femke.design/?utm_source=youtube
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/femkesvs/
📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/femkedotdesign/
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/femkesvs
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
00:50 Capturing ideas s — TING FX + Monologue
02:28 Designlab
03:44 Pressure-testing the plan — grill-me
04:44 Exploring ideas — Wonder
06:02 Picking a foundation — shadcn/ui + Astryx
07:12 Giving agents better feedback — Agentation
08:17 Giving agents a design vocabulary — Impeccable
09:10 More design skills for agents — jakubkrehel/skills
09:52 Tuning the details live — DialKit
10:49 Designing the small stuff — Thinking orbs
11:32 Final thoughts