The Agentic Designer
How AI Agents, Claude Design, Open Design, and the New Design Tool Ecosystem Are Transforming Product Design
Copyright © 2026 Mehran Mozaffari.
Edition · July 2026 · Version 0.3.1
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Copyright (c) 2026 Mehran Mozaffari. Personal and noncommercial use: the prose of this work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. You may share the unadapted work with attribution for noncommercial purposes. You may not sell this book, redistribute adapted editions, or use it primarily for commercial advantage without a separate commercial license. Commercial and organizational use (including company or team distribution, paid training, and resale on any storefront) requires a commercial license from the copyright holder — https://piazr.github.io/the-agentic-designer/. The copyright holder retains the exclusive right to sell editions via Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (normal KDP, non-exclusive) and other retailers. Code samples in this work are licensed under the Apache License 2.0 or MIT License, as noted in context. Third-party trademarks, brand systems, templates, and assets retain their original licenses and rights.
Written with AI Assistance
This book was written with the assistance of AI tools. The author directed, reviewed, and approved all content. AI tools were used for drafting, research, and editing. All opinions and analyses are the author's own.
All tool references and code examples reflect capabilities as of May 2026. The agentic design tool ecosystem evolves rapidly; check official documentation for the latest features and integrations.
Trademarks
Product names, logos, and brands mentioned in this book are the property of their respective owners. Use in this book is for identification and educational purposes only and does not imply endorsement.
Claude Code and Claude Design are products of Anthropic. OpenAI, Codex, and ChatGPT are products of OpenAI. Gemini is a product of Google. Figma is a product of Figma, Inc. Miro is a product of Miro. GitHub Copilot is a product of GitHub, Inc. Vercel and v0 are products of Vercel, Inc. Bolt.new and WebContainers are products of StackBlitz. Lovable is a product of Lovable AB. Remotion is a product of Remotion GmbH. shadcn/ui is a product of shadcn. Supabase is a product of Supabase Inc. tldraw is a product of tldraw GmbH. Paper is a product of Paper Design Inc. Pencil is a product of Pencil.dev. Kiro is a product of Amazon Web Services. Hyperframes is a product of HeyGen. OpenCode is a product of OpenCode AI. ElevenLabs is a product of ElevenLabs Inc. Playwright is a project of the Microsoft team.
Disclaimer
This book is provided for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this book constitutes legal, financial, tax, or professional advice. The author makes no warranties about the accuracy or completeness of the information.
Tool capabilities, pricing, API availability, and feature sets described in this book may have changed since publication. Always consult the official documentation for each tool or platform for current information.
Code examples are provided for educational purposes and should be tested in your own environment before use in production.
Edition and Publisher Details
Published by the author
Sydney, Australia
Edition: First Edition, May 2026
Version: 1.0
Credits
Author: Mehran Mozaffari
Editorial review: Multi-model AI review pipeline
Technical reviewers: Claude Opus 4.6, Gemini 3.1 Pro
Design and production: Agentic publishing pipeline (OpenCode)
Open Source Acknowledgments
This book references and describes the following open-source and source-available projects. The author gratefully acknowledges the contributions of their maintainers and communities:
- Open Design (nexu-io) — MIT License
- OpenPencil (ZSeven-W) — MIT License
- Huashu Design (alchaincyf) — MIT License
- Remotion (remotion-dev) — Remotion License
- tldraw — Apache License 2.0
- ComfyUI — GPL-3.0 License
- CLI-Anything (HKUDS) — MIT License
- OpenCode (anomalyco) — MIT License
This book does not distribute source code from any of these projects. References are descriptive and educational.
Contact the Author
Blog: https://piazr.github.io/applied-ai/
GitHub: https://github.com/imehr
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