Overview
Rapidly prototype user interfaces for your applications using the best component libraries and AI-powered tools.
Finding Inspiration
You may not initially know what your UI should look like. Use these resources to get ideas:
- Layers - UI design inspiration gallery
- UnCoverLabs - Figma website templates and user journeys
- Dribbble - Discover world-class design inspiration
- Behance - Leading platform for showcasing creative work
- NextFramer - Daily landing page templates built in public
- Sprrrint - 300+ Figma components and gradients, updated daily
The v0 + Cursor Workflow (Recommended)
This is the main workflow for building professional-grade UIs that look polished from the start.
Why This Workflow?
Standard AI-generated UIs often look functional but lack polish - spacing feels off, colors don’t harmonize, and the overall design lacks that professional touch. The v0 model changes this completely, generating UIs with proper spacing, typography, and color schemes that actually look like they were designed by a professional.
Setup v0 in Cursor
You’ll need a Vercel Pro plan or higher to use v0’s API - but it’s worth it for crisp, professional designs in one shot.
Configure the API endpoint
- Go to Cursor Settings → Models
- In “OpenAI Base URL”, enter:
api.v0.dev/v1
- Save the settings
Generate your API key
- Visit v0.dev → Settings
- Generate an API key
You need to be on the v0 Pro plan or higher to generate an API key.
- Paste it into Cursor’s OpenAI API key field
- Click Verify
Important toggle behavior
- When using v0: Turn ON the OpenAI API key toggle
- When using Claude: Turn OFF the OpenAI API key toggle
- This prevents conflicts between models
The Workflow
Start with v0 for foundation screens
- Select GPT-4o model (with OpenAI API key ON)
- Ask v0 to build ONE page at a time (e.g., “Make a beautiful calendar event app - just the main calendar view”)
- v0 excels at UI but can struggle with complex app scaffolding, so keep requests focused
Switch to Claude or Gemini 2.5 Pro models for functionality
- Once you have your beautiful foundation UI
- Turn OFF the OpenAI API key
- Switch to Claude 4 or Gemini 2.5 Pro
- Ask the agent to add features, additional screens, and complex logic
- Claude/Gemini will naturally follow the design patterns v0 established
Return to v0 for new screens
When you need another screen design (or just want to update the UI in any way)
- Switch back to v0 (GPT-4o with API key ON)
- Generate the new screen
- Return to Claude for integration and functionality
Example Comparison
Without v0: Functional but basic - spacing feels cramped, responsive design is not considered, colors are flat.
With v0: Professional polish - proper spacing, responsive design, harmonious colors.
The beauty of this workflow is that once v0 sets the design foundation, other models will follow that style guide, maintaining consistency across your entire application.
Advanced: Flow Engineering with SuperDesign
Move beyond simple prompt engineering to flow engineering - a systematic approach that breaks down UI generation into iterative steps, just like a senior designer would approach a project.
The Flow Engineering Concept
Instead of asking an AI to generate a complete UI in one shot (which often looks obviously AI-generated), flow engineering distills design expertise into a structured workflow that produces unique, branded designs iteratively.
The 4-Step Design Flow
1. Layout - ASCII Wireframing
Start by aligning on layout using ASCII wireframes - surprisingly fast and effective:
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Header: App Name [Menu]│
├─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ Property Image │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ Property Title (Left-aligned) │
│ Description text goes here... │
│ [View Details] [Contact] │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
Why ASCII? It’s 10x faster than generating full HTML/React, helps align on functionality, and communicates interaction patterns effectively.
2. Theme - Styling & Branding
The biggest leverage for personalizing AI-generated UIs:
- Use TweakCN to visually design your theme
- Customize colors, fonts, shadows, borders, and spacing
- Export the CSS stylesheet and apply it to your components
- This single step transforms generic AI UIs into branded, professional designs
Pro tip: Your human taste in font selection and primary colors has massive impact on the final design quality.
3. Animation - Micro-interactions
Add polish with simple animation specifications:
Animation Plan:
- Hover effects: Cards lift with subtle shadow
- Button interactions: Scale + color transition
- Loading states: Skeleton shimmer
- Page transitions: Slide in/out
Even simple keyframe descriptions dramatically improve the UI feel from “good” to “great”.
4. Scaling - Component Consistency
Once you nail one component, scale it across your entire application:
“Great! Now generate a calendar view using the same styling and interaction patterns from the property card.”
The model will maintain consistency across all components, creating a cohesive design system.
SuperDesign: Flow Engineering Made Easy
SuperDesign is an open-source Cursor extension that implements this flow engineering approach automatically.
What SuperDesign Does:
- Generates ASCII layout wireframes first
- Creates multiple theme variations you can preview
- Handles animation planning and implementation
- Provides an infinite canvas to compare design variations
- Scales successful patterns across components
Setup:
- Install the SuperDesign extension in Cursor
- Open the extension panel in your IDE
- Follow the 4-step workflow automatically
- Preview multiple variations simultaneously
When to Use Flow Engineering
- Professional projects: When you need designs that don’t scream “AI-generated”
- Brand consistency: Building a cohesive design system across components
- Complex interfaces: Multi-step user flows requiring careful planning
- Team collaboration: ASCII wireframes are great for design discussions
This workflow is being actively integrated into SuperDesign’s interface. The extension provides an intuitive UX for each step, from layout alignment to theme selection to animation planning.
Onlook - “Cursor for Designers”
Onlook - Revolutionary visual React editor that bridges design and development:
- Visual Editing: Edit your React websites visually in a Figma-like interface
- Real-time Code Changes: Changes are written back to your actual code files instantly
- AI-Powered Building: Use AI to build, design, and experiment with your ideas
- Tailwind Integration: Works seamlessly with Tailwind CSS styling (perfect for Titan)
- Local Development: All code stays on your machine with full ownership
- Open Source: Transparent, auditable, and community-driven
- No Migration Required: Works with existing React projects
Perfect for Titan workflows: Import your Titan project, edit visually, and maintain your existing component structure while preserving design system patterns.
Cool UI Libraries
Mix and match these pre-built components with your v0-generated designs to create unique, polished UIs:
Theme Generation
- TweakCN - Visual theme generator for shadcn/ui components with beautiful, customizable color palettes and typography. Perfect for quickly creating cohesive design systems that match your brand.
Component Libraries
- Kibo UI - Advanced components for shadcn/ui (Gantt, Kanban, Editor, Color Picker, Dropzone)
- AnimeJS - JavaScript animation engine
- Unicorn Studio - Create jaw-dropping motion and interaction in minutes — no code. Embed with a few clicks.
- nsUI - Shadcn/UI Marketing Blocks with responsive, pre-built UI blocks for marketing websites
- Motion Primitives - Beautiful, animated components
- LnDev UI - Clean library of motion components
- Origin UI - Beautiful UI components built with Tailwind CSS and React.
- Bundui - Beautifully designed motion components, copy-paste ready
- Fancy Components - Fun react components for micro-interactions
- Prism UI - Customizable component library built on top of shadcn/ui
- UILabs - Modern UI components
- Style UI - Customizable components
- UIVerse - Component marketplace
- Kokonut - Modern, interactive UI components built with shadcn & TailwindCSS
- HeadlessUI - Accessible UI primitives for Tailwind CSS
- Catalyst - Premium Tailwind CSS components
- Luxe - Beautifully designed components you can copy and paste into your apps.
Responses are generated using AI and may contain mistakes.