@ycombinator: AI isn't just changing the tools designers use. It's changing how they build, ship, and stand out. In this episode of D…
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In this YC Design Review episode, Stephen Haney demonstrates Paper's agent-first AI workflow for designers, covering common AI design tells and how to avoid generic-looking output.
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AI isn’t just changing the tools designers use. It’s changing how they build, ship, and stand out.
In this episode of Design Review, @stephenhaney, founder of AI-native design tool @paper, joins YC’s @aaron_epstein to demo the agent-first workflow that’s making Paper one of the fastest-growing design tools since Figma.
Using live redesigns of user-submitted websites as examples, they break down the most common AI design tells, show how to fix them in seconds, and explain why the biggest risk for founders isn’t moving too slow, it’s shipping something that looks like everyone else.
01:04 - What is Paper and why build it? 03:17 - What makes Paper agent-native 05:11 - Demo: Shaders, image generation, and brand design 11:32 - Design-to-code and the new agent stack 16:48 - Design Review: Legion Health 24:11 - How to avoid AI design slop 28:26 - Design Review: Sytex 32:42 - The biggest tells of AI-generated design 37:39 - Design Review: Moreta 41:11 - Can AI learn taste? 43:56 - How Paper uses agents internally 46:52 - Building a community around Paper 49:15 - Lessons from Steven’s first startup 53:30 - What’s next for design and Paper
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