How AI agents, design tools, and the new ecosystem are transforming product design
By Mehran Mozaffari · May 2026
An Inflection Point
14
Chapters covering the full agentic design ecosystem
75+
Figures, screenshots, and comparison diagrams
About the Book
The Agentic Designer covers the full breadth of the agentic design paradigm: agent platforms, design-for-agents harnesses, design-as-code workflows, and multi-agent systems orchestration.
Written with AI assistance using an agentic publishing pipeline. The author directed, reviewed, and approved all content. Technical review by Claude Opus 4.6 and Gemini 3.1 Pro. Free for personal use under a personal use license.
The book includes 14 chapters, 3 appendices with battle-tested prompts, copy-paste code examples, and four real-world case studies with honest assessments of what worked and what fell apart. Whether you’re a designer curious about AI agents or an engineer building design tools, this book provides the mental models and practical workflows you need.
“Agent choice matters less than agent configuration. A well-configured agent with a good skill file will outperform a bare agent every time.”
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Author, Sydney, Australia · AI Operator & Systems Designer
What the book covers:
AI coding agents are now operating design tools, generating visual artifacts, and closing the loop from design intent to production output.
Part I · Foundations
Before you can design with agents, you need to understand what they are, how they learn, and why design files are becoming code artifacts. These four chapters establish the mental model that makes every workflow in the rest of the book possible.
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Part II · Tools & Workflows
Five tools dominate the agentic design space: Paper, Pencil, Open Design, OpenPencil, and Huashu Design. This section walks through each one—setup, workflows, and real output. Every code block is copy-paste ready.
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Part III · Advanced Topics
Video is becoming a first-class output of AI agent workflows. MCP connects agents to every design tool. Multiple agents can work in parallel on a single design. And the gap between a canvas design and production code is closing fast.
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Part IV · Practice & Outlook
Appendices
The Agentic Designer
How AI agents, design tools, and the new ecosystem are transforming product design. By Mehran Mozaffari. First Edition, May 2026.
Front Matter
Front Matter
Chapter 01
Chapter 02
Chapter 03
Chapter 04
Chapter 05
Chapter 06
Chapter 07
Chapter 08
Chapter 09
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
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