The Night Circus

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When I started learning UX design in 2021, the goal was simple: master Figma, Sketch, and Adobe XD. Those were the gold standard — learn them well, and you were set.

Today, the design landscape looks very different.

AI has reshaped the UX design process. It now feels like there’s a new design tool every week, each claiming to “revolutionize” how we work. Some of them are actually quite good. Others… not so much.

To save you the trial and error, I created this 2026 list. It includes six AI tools that have genuinely held up in real UI/UX projects for mted this list to include it.

Here‘s what I’ll be covering:Placeholder review content for The Night Circus.

When I started learning UX design in 2021, the goal was simple: master Figma, Sketch, and Adobe XD. Those were the gold standard — learn them well, and you were set.

Today, the design landscape looks very different.

AI has reshaped the UX design process. It now feels like there’s a new design tool every week, each claiming to “revolutionize” how we work. Some of them are actually quite good. Others… not so much.

To save you the trial and error, I created this 2026 list. It includes six AI tools that have genuinely held up in real UI/UX projects for me. Some of these tools I’ve written about before; others are new additions.

Update (July 2026): Since publishing this piece, I came across Flowstep, a newer AI design tool that’s genuinely impressive. I tested Flowstep, liked what I saw, and updated this list to include it.

Here‘s what I’ll be covering:Placeholder review content for The Night Circus.

When I started learning UX design in 2021, the goal was simple: master Figma, Sketch, and Adobe XD. Those were the gold standard — learn them well, and you were set.

Today, the design landscape looks very different.

AI has reshaped the UX design process. It now feels like there’s a new design tool every week, each claiming to “revolutionize” how we work. Some of them are actually quite good. Others… not so much.

To save you the trial and error, I created this 2026 list. It includes six AI tools that have genuinely held up in real UI/UX projects for me. Some of these tools I’ve written about before; others are new additions.

Update (July 2026): Since publishing this piece, I came across Flowstep, a newer AI design tool that’s genuinely impressive. I tested Flowstep, liked what I saw, and updated this list to include it.

Here‘s what I’ll be covering: