Benjamin Philip | UX and Product Design

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[Benjamin Philip | UX and Product Design @BenjaminPhil51]

Hiii👋...

I’m a Product Designer exploring the space between design, technology, and gaming.

I share:
• UI/UX insights
• Product thinking
• Unreal Engine progress
• Motion graphics
• Design breakdowns
• Lessons from building and learning

[Benjamin Philip | UX and Product Design @BenjaminPhil51]

This post actually hits the nail on the head!!!. Well said.

[Dennis Obaro the UI/UX KING @thedennisobaro1]

A warning to all designers

I'm seeing a dangerous trend on LinkedIn and X, and I need to call it out.

In trying to prove you can "design and build with AI," designers are oversimplifying the process. And it's backfiring badly.

What I'm seeing:

"I built an entire app in seconds with AI."
"You don't need to give any input, AI handles everything."
"Designed and shipped in hours with no effort."

Imagine you're a potential client reading that. Why would you hire a designer if it sounds like they did nothing? Like AI did all the work?

Here's the reality:

Anyone who's actually built something with AI knows the truth. The work is immense.

You need to:

- Write detailed PRDs and briefs
- Know which AI tools solve which problems
- Run commands in the terminal
- Manage API tokens and costs
- Make countless design iterations
- Test, refine, validate
- Make critical decisions at every step

This isn't automation. This is strategy disguised as simplicity.

The damage you're doing:

By making it sound effortless, you're training clients to think designers are obsolete. You're undercutting your own value.

What you should actually communicate:

"I used AI strategically to accelerate execution while maintaining my standards. Here's the thinking behind the decisions. Here's what I refined. Here's the work that went into this."

That's the message that gets clients excited. That's what justifies the rate.

Remember:

Your critical thinking is still essential. Your judgment still matters. Your ability to see what AI missed, that's irreplaceable.

Don't sell yourself short trying to sound impressive. Show the actual work. Show the thinking.

That's what makes you valuable.

[Benjamin Philip | UX and Product Design @BenjaminPhil51]

@thedennisobaro1 Well said👌🏽👌🏽. I use this approach as well... The goal is to work smarter and efficiently.

[Benjamin Philip | UX and Product Design @BenjaminPhil51]

This is how designers should work in 2026. Use AI as a sparring partner to help refine your ideas, approach and outcomes.

The goal is to work smarter and efficiently.

[Dennis Obaro the UI/UX KING @thedennisobaro1]

This is a major part of my workflow. I get a detailed brief of what the client wants, give it to Claude Designs to create the initial designs, and then I improve on the design, either in Claude Designs, but mostly in Figma.

In 2026, you really shouldn’t be designing everything from scratch as a designer.

It makes the workflow way faster, while still allowing me to push the designs far from AI slop.

By the way, most of the clients reaching out to me already have an AI-generated design. They just want me to improve on it.

AI isn’t replacing designers.

[Benjamin Philip | UX and Product Design @BenjaminPhil51]

Aha! Someone finally said it.
Context matters when it comes to UX writing.

[Oykun @oykun]

designers, a little tip for you

Login = noun (title)
Log in = verb (button)

you are welcome!

[Benjamin Philip | UX and Product Design @BenjaminPhil51]

Throwing it back to one of my very first UI concepts: a Bible app designed just for kids.

Looking at it now, I see so many things I’d change, but it taught me the basics of visual hierarchy, bright colors, and user friendly navigation.

Never stop creating and looking back at your progress.💫

[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

Best-selling video game franchises ever 🎮

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

News from ‘INCREDIBLES 3’ and ‘COCO 2’ is now expected to be announced tomorrow at D23.

[Benjamin Philip | UX and Product Design @BenjaminPhil51]

@koteduc Wow.... I love the smooth transitions. Animations have always been the aspect of design that excites me.

Was this done in Figma alone?

[DizzieDee @dizziedee]

Not everyone who plays games wants to compete.

Sometimes we just want a cosy little game, a nice soundtrack, a cute house and absolutely no one asking me to get better at it. 😅

[UxUi Tega (Design & Ai) @Tegadesigns]

Top 10 YouTube channels every UX/UI designer should follow

[Benjamin Philip | UX and Product Design @BenjaminPhil51]

I honestly dislike how bottlenecks stop me from delivering my deliverables...

Like you'll do your own part, and then you’re stuck waiting for approvals and next steps... 😭

[Anime Posts @animeposts]

This episode 💔

[Benjamin Philip | UX and Product Design @BenjaminPhil51]

@Akintola_steve Woww...
Interesting.

I'd really want to know the details of what really happened.

[Benjamin Philip | UX and Product Design @BenjaminPhil51]

😅 Totally relatable.

[beauty🤍 @beautyskillz]

not every gamer wants competition.

sometimes we just want to chill, grind in peace, enjoy a good story, and play at our own pace

[Anime Tweets @AnimexTwts]

No one is beating Kokushibo in a 1v1

[Anime Tweets @AnimexTwts]

2027 is going to be peak

[Benjamin Philip | UX and Product Design @BenjaminPhil51]

Visual experiment:

I asked ChatGpt to create a Mobile app onboarding flow using my favourite anime "Demon Slayer".

Here's the output.
I'd give it a solid 6/10 for style.

I just might turn this into a live prototype interaction.

Stay tuned✌️

[ROOT @Eiji_Kny]

This is genuinely the best OST I have ever heard surpassed mugen Train ost by long shot

OH MY GOD I'm crying man it sounds so different actually 😭 😭 😭 😭 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

#DemonSlayer
#KimetsuNoYaiba

[beauty🤍 @beautyskillz]

Gaming as an adult:

-Have 50 games installed
-Open the same 3 every night
-Stare at the menu screen
-Close game
-Go to bed

[Oyindamola🙄 @dammiedammie35]

Na wetin una dey use 34k watch be this ? Spider-Man Spider-Man🕷️😂