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Episode 9
Feb 3, 2026

The power of Claude Code in a designers toolkit

We’re back for our first episode of 2026. It’s only been just over a month since the last episode, but design tooling in the AI era continues to move at breakneck speed. James shares how Claude has become part of his day-to-day workflow, and together he and Derek talk about why it’s such an exciting time to be a creative.

Show notes

  • Kicking Off 2026: Holiday Breaks and Refreshing Starts
  • Building UI Engineering Teams and Shopify's Unique Culture
  • Exploring Table Designs and Optimizing User Experience at Shopify
  • Leveraging Sidekick and LLMs for Enhanced Design Workflows
  • From Zero Code to Claude Code: James's AI Design Journey
  • From Local App to Live Site: Deploying AI-Generated Projects
  • Empowering Designers: Learning to Code and Build with AI
  • Accelerating Idea to Deployment with AI and Maintaining Quality
  • Overcoming AI Limitations in Design Fidelity and Code Semantics
  • Navigating the Breakneck Speed of AI Development and Future Tools
  • Teasing New App Ideas and Looking Ahead to Future Episodes
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