Bruno Monte

Designer helping brands make their mark online.
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[Bruno Monte @brunomodesign]

Recently, Figma asked me for a rating from 0 to 10. I gave them a 4.

It might sound controversial coming from a designer who uses the tool every single day, but we’ve reached a point where the rush for new features has overtaken the core of what a design tool should be: impeccable taste and obsessive attention to execution.

Figma feels powerful, but it's losing its "designer soul." We’re seeing misalignments, inconsistent iconography, and micro-interactions that feel merely functional—lacking that "delight" we expect from a product built by designers, for designers.

A design tool should, itself, be a masterpiece of design. My feedback to them was clear: we need more polish and less "feature factory" logic.

What do you think? Has Figma become too cluttered, or are our standards just too high?

[Bruno Monte @brunomodesign]

I spent part of my weekend in Lisbon at the @lovable Founders Series, and the energy was infectious. 🇵🇹

In the current tech landscape, I’m seeing a massive shift in how we build. Tools like Lovable aren't just about speed; they are about lowering the barrier between a "vision" and a "product."

It feels like we are condensing years of evolution into months. What used to take ages to build can now be prototyped and iterated at the speed of thought.

For founders, it’s a game-changer.
For designers, it’s a prompt to think even more deeply about the UX and the "why" behind the interfaces we create.

The tech scene in Lisbon is thriving, and events like this prove that the future of product design belongs to those who embrace these modern workflows.

Great to see the Lovable team in action.

And thanks @sophianabilg for organizing such a great event!

#ProductDesign #UX #LisbonTech #AI #Lovable #StartupLife

[Bruno Monte @brunomodesign]

@tmm1 @cursor_ai Amazing! Could you please share the location? Thanks!

[Bruno Monte @brunomodesign]

The canvas is changing. Design is no longer a static island.

Have you tried pushing code into your Figma files yet? Is it changing your workflow or are you sticking to the traditional canvas?

[Bruno Monte @brunomodesign]

AI isn't replacing the designer; it’s expanding the sandbox.

The recent release of Claude’s "Code to Figma" isn't a gimmick. In my 15+ years in tech, I’ve seen many tools try to bridge the design-code gap.

This is different. Here is why it changes everything: 🧵

[Bruno Monte @brunomodesign]

For founders and CEOs, this is a massive win for MVP development.

You can explore high-fidelity ideas in a fraction of the time. We shouldn't fear the automation of the "build", we should embrace the acceleration of the "thought."

[Bruno Monte @brunomodesign]

AI design tools are fun for demos, but for real product work? Still a long way off.

I’ve been testing Figma’s "Make" features, and the friction is real. If it can't intelligently map to professional UI libraries like Shadcn or handle structured design systems, it’s just more "visual noise" we have to clean up later.

Speed is useless if the output doesn't scale.

[Bruno Monte @brunomodesign]

@Lovable I’m putting together a detailed breakdown of the pros/cons and how I integrated Lovable into my process. Stay tuned.

Are you still relying purely on Figma, or are you exploring direct-build tools?

[Bruno Monte @brunomodesign]

The gap between design and code is getting thinner every day.

Last week, I decided to test a complete product flow with a different approach: I bypassed Figma and went straight to @Lovable for prototyping.

Here are the things that blew my mind: 🧵

[Bruno Monte @brunomodesign]

@Lovable Does this kill Figma? Not at all.

Figma remains great for visual exploration and scaling design systems. But for validating high-fidelity flows and complex interactions, "designing with code" is a point of no return.

[Bruno Monte @brunomodesign]

Design Systems aren’t just about creating component libraries. They are about creating freedom.

For many, the focus is purely on aesthetics. But the true power of a DS lies in the balance between three strategic pillars:

1. Technical Velocity: Reducing friction between design and engineering. When code and design speak the same language, time-to-market stops being a bottleneck and becomes a competitive advantage.

2. Brand Integrity: In a saturated market, consistency is what builds trust. A solid Design System ensures the brand’s vision is preserved in every interaction, no matter how fast the product scales.

3. Experience Fluidity: Minimizing cognitive load for the user. Consistent patterns create an intuitive journey where learning is instant and frustration is minimized.

The result? Less noise, more clarity. Fewer repetitive decisions and much more time for real innovation.

How are you balancing team agility with experience consistency today?

#ProductDesign #DesignSystems #UX #StartupScale #Minimalism

[Bruno Monte @brunomodesign]

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[James Clift @jamesclift]

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[Bruno Monte @brunomodesign]

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[Bruno Monte @brunomodesign]

@YouTube !!!

[Omar Farook @BuildwithOmar]

I need help. This is a public plea. 🙏🙏🙏

@YouTube @TeamYouTube @YouTubeCreators @GoogleWorkspace @Google @GoogleCloud @sundarpichai @nealmohan - someone on the inside, please read this.

Two weeks ago, our Google Workspace was disabled without warning. No clear reason. Just a generic "policy breach" email.

The result? I've lost access to my personal YouTube channel and THREE other channels. Nearly 20,000 subscribers combined. This is my life's work.

I appealed immediately. Silence. I went through every angle. Ticketing, Google Partners, back-and-forth for a full week. Only to receive generic copy-paste responses and a final dead-end informing me that our workspace has been "permanently disabled for policy breach." Again no clear reason given other than that.

Here's what makes this worse: my original YouTube channel wasn't even part of this workspace. I moved it to a shared workspace of an organisation I am part of, just for convenience. I never imagined Google would lock everything down and make it this impossible to get support.

These channels represent YEARS of work. Collaborations with companies like @framer @Wix and others. Content created out of genuine passion to help designers and creators.

If there was a breach, I am genuinely unaware of it. At the very least, tell me what it was. Give me the chance to understand and resolve it. Give me the chance to move my channels before everything gets permanently deleted.

@nealmohan @YouTube - you champion dedicated creators every day. I'm one of them, and I need that support right now. Please help me save my channels.

@sundarpichai @Google - your team calls me regularly to help optimise my ads. You assign me account reps. You outreach to ME to make sure we're spending on ads (which we do). Now I desperately need YOUR help, will you follow through?

If you're going to invest effort reaching out to creators, please have that same energy when we reach out to you.

I don't want another ticket. I've been through it. I need a human. Someone who can actually look at this case and help.

To my community, if you've ever dealt with something like this, you know the helplessness. A like, a repost, a tag of someone who might be able to help... it all matters right now.

Please help me save my channels. 🙏