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The Pattern Library: repeatable ways AI speeds up design work, by Chip Dong Lim.

The Pattern Library is a collection of repeatable ways AI can speed up design work and take over the manual parts of it.

Each pattern describes a recurring design task, such as turning messy research into problem statements, exploring ten directions instead of two, or checking a build against the design system.

It covers what to hand to AI, what to keep for yourself, and how to tell if it worked.

The tools will change. The patterns are what carry over.

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What a pattern looks like

Each pattern splits one recurring task into the part AI handles, the part you keep, and the sign it worked.

01

Turn messy research into problem statements

Hand to AI
Cluster interview notes and tag the pains that keep coming up.
Keep for yourself
Deciding which problem is worth solving first.
It worked if
Every statement traces back to real quotes, not to a summary of a summary.
02

Explore ten directions instead of two

Hand to AI
Ten rough directions from one brief, each in a different spirit.
Keep for yourself
Picking the two worth taking further, and saying why.
It worked if
At least one direction is something you wouldn't have sketched yourself.
03

Check a build against the design system

Hand to AI
Compare the built screen with your tokens and components.
Keep for yourself
Judging which differences are bugs and which are fine.
It worked if
Every flag names a specific token or component, not a vague "looks off".