BMA, a renowned UI UX design agency, uses AI tools to automate and streamline the design process, reducing the amount of manual effort and time required for prototyping and refinement. We asked our design and web development experts how they use AI tools to enhance their design process. Here is what they shared with us.

They use AI tools to help them with the research phase, where they earlier spent a lot of time looking for references on Google for creating sitemaps, information architecture, wireframes, and competitor analysis before designing a user interface. This process could take one or two days manually. Now, they use Relume, an AI tool that can generate sitemaps, wireframes, and more in minutes by using simple prompts.

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For example, suppose the client needs a website for a SaaS product. In that case, they can enter the following company description in the Generate Sitemap text box: “A SaaS-based company with three automation-oriented products.” They also need to enter the number of pages. Then, they click on “Generate.”

The tool then automatically creates a Primary Sitemap for the website along with the list of sections that should be covered. The designer can use the drag-and-drop feature to adjust or delete the sections. Once they are happy with the sitemap, they can generate the wireframe, which the tool also does automatically.

The tool allows them to create sitemap wireframes, shuffle the elements, add or remove sections, and experiment with different wireframe layouts available in the tool’s library. This helps them create first drafts for client approval within minutes so that they can get a clear idea of how their website will look and feel. Based on the client’s feedback, they can also edit the page copy if they need to change.

The wireframe can be easily exported to Figma, a design tool. The Figma Relume Library has multiple style guides that can be automatically applied to the final design. This saves them a lot of time that they used to spend on creating style guides manually. The Figma Relume library plugin does not use AI elements; it simply helps integrate style guides in the wireframes created on Relume.

Relume also has the option to export the wireframe to Webflow, which is a CMS platform similar to Wix and Framer. Webflow has a very user-friendly interface that helps create websites using drag and drop editor.

The whole process of creating a sitemap, exporting it to Figma, and then exporting it to a first draft homepage took around 8-10 hours, which normally takes 3-4 days to complete without using AI.

It is important to note that the AI elements are only used in Relume. The rest of the process has been set up to take less time to create the web pages. Human intervention is still needed to ensure the quality and responsiveness of the pages.

The turnaround time of delivering a five-page website to the client has been reduced from three to four weeks to one week using AI tools. This is an example of a webpage designed using Relume, Figma, and Webflow by our designers at Mavlers: https://spiritflow.webflow.io/

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Figma AI Email Library has also revolutionized designing emailers at Mavlers. We built this custom library from scratch. We have used built-in features such as style guides, variables, auto-layout, components, and variants.

Earlier, it took our designers about three to four hours to design an emailer, and they took one day’s time to show the first proof concept to the client. The designers have created a style guide in Figma with ten-fifteen options for each element, such as logo, header, hero banner, etc. Using this Figma Email Library; designers can design an emailer in one hour instead of three to four hours. The elements or sections are created using Figma Auto Layout. There is also a tool called Magician Plugin, which is a magical design tool for Figma powered by AI. This can generate unique and relevant icons, copies, and images. We have also used a plugin, “Automator by Diagram,” to create custom scripts when and as required to automate certain features for the library we created.

Conversational AI is the process of AI algorithms creating natural and engaging conversations with users through text or voice. Mavlers, a premia UI UX design company, uses conversational AI to interact with their clients and understand their needs and expectations. Mavlers also uses conversational AI to create chatbots and voice assistants that can support and guide their users.