AI prototyping and research toolset: V0, Cursor, Mobbin, Figma, and Great Question¶

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Description¶

The field note names a toolset supporting the Design Loop. V0 is "an AI-powered tool for generating web app interfaces and code from natural-language prompts"; Cursor is "an AI-assisted code editor for rapidly developing and refining applications"; Mobbin is a UX/UI platform providing "a large, searchable library of real-world user interface examples"; Figma is a collaborative design and prototyping platform; and Great Question is a research platform for participant recruitment, scheduling, interview management, and session recording. The authors used V0 and Cursor for functional prototypes and Figma for polished, client-facing presentations.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Code-first design is most advantageous for products where interacting with data, content, or AI-generated outputs is central to the user experience

Constraints¶

• Speculative AI-generated layouts are conversation starters, not finished designs

Target Learners¶

• education R&D and product teams

Target Learning Goals¶

• rapid prototyping
• UI pattern research
• user research operations

Claims¶

• AI-supported prototyping combined with educator feedback loops accelerated development and surfaced usability issues early in one K-2 literacy tool project [+W]

Related Elements¶

• Five Phase Ux Design Loop

Examples¶

• Use focused prompts naming educator decisions and explicit rules for knowledge sources when prompting AI

Key Sources¶

• Gartrell, J. and Johnson, E. (2026). ATS Field Note: The UX Design Loop. In ATS Hub Field Note Series. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/299