Styles Vazquez

Tag: AI

  • UI Microcopy With AI Guardrails

    Keep AI-generated copy usable and on-brand:

    • Start with tone constraints: “confident, concise, no exclamation marks, US English.”
    • Limit length: set character caps per component (e.g., 28 chars for buttons).
    • Ban words list: remove fluff like “seamless,” “delight,” “experience.”
    • Batch in Figma: request variants, then pick and edit manually.
    • Run accessibility: ensure clarity at 6th–8th grade reading level for key flows.

    Prompt starter: “Write 3 CTA options, max 22 characters, confident and clear, avoid marketing fluff.”

  • Smart Typography Tools

    Useful AI helpers for type and layout:

    • Typeface AI: suggests pairings from your installed library; ranks by contrast and mood.
    • Fontshare AI: prompt-based searches (“friendly grotesque”, “condensed display”) with license filters.
    • Runway Gen-1 for animated type textures; keep it subtle for backgrounds.
    • Photoshop Gen Fill for spacing fixes: fill gaps behind type instead of content-aware stretching.
    • Prompt template: “clean sans display, high x-height, soft terminals, no novelty, legible at small sizes.”

    Always lock your final choices into paragraph/character styles so AI picks don’t drift across pages.

  • Firefly and Midjourney for Production Design

    Where generative fits real workflows:

    • Firefly Style Match: keep a reference look locked, then generate variations that stay on-brand.
    • Midjourney upscaler v6: cleaner type edges; better for mock UI screens without heavy retouch.
    • Prompt discipline: specify camera, lens, material, lighting, and negative prompts (“no text”, “no watermark”).
    • Round-trip: generate base art → finish in Photoshop with Gen Fill for cleanup → drop into Illustrator for vector overlays.
    • Usage check: always verify licensing on Firefly outputs if they’ll ship to clients.

    Tip prompt: “studio product shot, 50mm, soft light, matte glass, color-block backdrop, no text, no watermark.”

  • Figma AI for Layout and Content

    New Figma AI tools that help visual designers:

    • “Make layout” on selected frames: auto grids with spacing suggestions; accepts prompts like “hero, 3-up features, CTA.”
    • AI content fill: realistic product names, short marketing copy in your set tone.
    • Summarize file: quick brief of what changed for handoff notes.
    • Icon generation (beta): simple line icons that match stroke weight of your file.
    • Batch rename with AI patterns: rename layers by structure (Section / Block / Element).

    Best use: generate a first-pass layout, then lock styles to your design tokens and iterate manually.

  • Photoshop Gen Fill and Smarter Selections

    Photoshop’s latest Gen Fill and selections updates to speed production:

    • Gen Fill v3: better edge fidelity on hair/fur and complex shadows; works on smart objects without rasterizing.
    • Reference Image slot: lock a source look so your fills stay consistent across a batch.
    • Segment Anything-based “Object Selection”: single-click isolate products on messy backgrounds.
    • Non-destructive light matching: apply to a new layer with mask; no baked-in exposure shifts.
    • Export presets with AVIF + WebP alongside legacy JPG/PNG.

    Workflow: run Object Selection > Gen Fill with a locked reference > finish with a curve on a clipped layer for micro-contrast.