In 2025, designers face a paradox. We have AI tools that can generate entire interfaces from a single sentence — but what they create is often shallow and requires a ton of refinement before it can be used for anything worthwhile. Professional designers crave more control and precision.

This is why drawing by hand has never been more valuable.

Show, Don’t Tell

When you put a quick sketch on paper, you’re not just making marks. You’re expressing intent in a way that both people and machines can understand at a glance. Today, those rough sketches can be transformed by AI into design artifacts faster than typing long prompts or producing pixel-perfect mockups.

AI is a thinking partner, not a replacement. We need our unique thinking to fully harness AI in the design process. For both humans and AI, the principle of show, don’t tell holds true.

Sketching as a Superpower

I’ve included my best AI workflow for taking hand-drawn doodles and concepts and turning them into running code — a process made for professional designers who want to stay relevant and powerful in the age of AI.

Why this workflow works:

• ✏️ Sketching communicates intent clearly and quickly.

• ⚡ AI can refine sketches into detailed specifications.

• 🧩 Collaboration between human creativity and machine precision creates stronger results.

• 📑 The output is structured knowledge, not just pretty pictures.

No fluff. No sensationalism. Just a solid design process for professionals.

Step Into the Future of Design

If you’ve spent the last few years as a digital creative designing software and now feel ready to fully embrace AI in your workflow, you should check this out:
Whiteport Sketch to Code Framework (WPS2C) — an expansion pack to the BMad Method.

And the best part: it’s Free & Open Source.

Link in comments. For a comprehensive guide to get started, comment Drawing or send me a PM and I’ll share the starter kit!