I had a lot of fun talking with Arseni Harkunou on the Product Craft podcast. We cover a ton of ground!

Drew Wilson is one of the people pulling that future into the present so this week’s episode is a deep dive into his vision for the new design tool Opacity.

Today, ServiceNow, the AI platform for business transformation, and Figma announced a strategic collaboration to turn design vision into enterprise transformation.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become the foundation of modern digital experiences. In web design and development, AI refers to intelligent algorithms and systems that can learn from data, make predictions, and automate complex processes. From chatbots that provide instant support to design tools that automatically generate layouts, AI is reshaping how websites are built and experienced.

I remember the first time I used a 3D icon pack on a client project. It was a fintech dashboard redesign for a 99designs client, and I was struggling to stand out from 20+ competing designs. Flat icons were everywhere. Then I discovered 3dicons.co, dropped a handful of minimal 3D icons into the interface, and suddenly the design felt alive—modern, tactile, and genuinely different.

Figma has acquired Weavy, a platform that brings generative AI and professional editing tools into the open canvas. As Figma Weave, the company will help build out image, video, animation, motion design, and VFX media generation and editing capability on the Figma platform.

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User experience (UX) determines the success of digital products today. Whether it’s an e-commerce platform, a SaaS solution, or a mobile app, the way people interact with a product affects engagement, retention, and overall growth. As businesses compete for attention in a crowded digital space, integrating intelligent systems is becoming essential. AI development services are helping companies design products that feel intuitive, responsive, and aligned with user behavior.

Anthropic Claude is a primary competitor of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Just like ChatGPT this is versatile tool that can be use used in many different purposes but there is an area where Claude shines and this area is coding. Claude is great at code-adjacent design tasks and can be used as a nice supporting tool for everyday product design activities.

Motion can be tricky: too much distracts, too little feels flat. Ambient animations sit in the middle. They’re subtle, slow-moving details that add atmosphere without stealing the show. In part two of his series, web design pioneer Andy Clarke shows how ambient animations can add personality to any website design.