Why AI Designs Suck (And How to Fix Yours)

Most AI design looks like it came from a cheap slot machine — rounded purple cards, weird typography, outputs nobody asked for. The problem isn’t the AI. It’s the workflow. Here’s a four-step system I use to make AI design actually useful. The short version: stop treating your AI like a persona, give it examples of work you actually like, refresh its visual context weekly, and force it to design in HTML so it can see what it’s making. Each step on its own helps. All four together make a real difference. The HTML + Playwright piece is the one most people skip because it sounds technical. It isn’t. It’s just closing the feedback loop — instead of the agent drawing blind and handing you a file, it builds the design, screenshots it, notices what’s wrong, and fixes it. That’s the difference between a tool that produces outputs and one that produces outputs worth using. --- CHAPTERS 0:00 The problem with AI design 1:48 Step 1: Use agents as workspaces, not personas 3:24 Step 2: Give your AI a taste profile 5:09 Step 3: Weekly design training 6:42 Step 4: Design in HTML, verify with Playwright 9:51 Recap --- CONNECT Website: https://hrcc.church PastorPrep (sermon resources): coming soon TikTok: @theshepherdstack --- ABOUT THIS CHANNEL The Shepherd Stack is a pastor documenting what happens when you build a full AI agent team to run your church and nonprofit — and then give it a budget. Real systems. Real failures. Real ministry. #AIforPastors #ShepherdStack #AIDesign #AIAgents #ChurchTechnology