Nicholas

You can just build your own design tools now

Nicholas

There’s a new trend I’m noticing… designers are vibe coding custom tools to create new visual effects or speed up existing workflows.

Published
Published Nov 12, 2025
Uploaded
Uploaded Jun 12, 2026
File type
YouTube
Queried
0

Full transcript

Showing the full transcript for this video.

AI-generated transcript with timestamped sections.

There’s a new trend I’m noticing… designers are vibe coding custom tools to create new visual effects or speed up existing workflows. And it’s awesome 💥 A few weeks ago Nick Pattison showed us [how he builds pattern tools in Lovable v=5ADHIIBtzQw). And today we get to hear from Ryan Miyoshi com/ryry__mimi) about how he creates custom tools for his work as the Head of Design at Column com/). We get a behind-the-scenes of 4 different tools: - 2 for creating custom image effects - 1 for generating branded charts - 1 node-based workflow for creating customer posters But even more important than the specific tools is Ryan’s mentality.

If you have his level of agency and determination then AI gives you superpowers 💪 Chapters 0:00 Intro 4:51 Ryan's thumbnail tool 9:21 The strategy for your new tool 10:59 How to build your own tool 14:43 How long it took Ryan to build these tools 21:32 Debugging dithering effects 25:58 Ryan's ComfyUI tool Dive is where the best designers never stop learning 🤿 🌐 club 🐦 com/joindiveclub Now you can join advanced courses taught by the top designers to help you take a huge leap forward in your career 💪

Want to learn more?