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🤿 king of vibe coding

🤿 king of vibe coding

+ free web animation lesson

Ridd
July 09, 2025

When it comes to vibe coding, Ryo Lu (Head of Design at Cursor) is in a league of his own.

Don’t believe me? Just check out his personal website lol.

So in this episode he’s taking us behind-the-scenes while sharing the exact prompts he used to build his latest experiment Protoland 👀

This level of access is crazy. Like even while we were recording in my head I thought “I can’t believe how cool this is” 😆

So if you’re interested in building your ideas with AI then I think you’re going to like this one 👇

🤝 WITH JITTER

My favorite animation tool Jitter just dropped a big time release…

You can now draw your own shapes using their all-new pen tool and animate them with fluid shape-to-shape transitions It’s a huge unlock for motion design in Jitter.

And a great way to create animations that are truly one of a kind.

So if you’re still sleeping… it’s time to wake up ⏰

Click the link to try it today 👇

🔗 FEATURED RESOURCE

Crafting animations that feel right

I’m having more fun designing than at any point in my career… and a big reason why is I’m finally owning a lot of the frontend.

But the more I take responsibility for the finer UX details the more I recognize my skill gaps 🥲

For me, animation is top of the list.

I want to learn how to make something feel amazing so I signed up for Emil Kowalski’s animation.dev course yesterday.

It’s an interactive learning experience that teaches you how to craft animations that feel right and I’ve seen enough FOMO on Twitter that I’m not going to miss this enrollment window.

So first off, if you want to join me maybe we can share what we make in the Dive Club community?

Second, I asked Emil if I could share something for free and he agreed :) So if you want to get a little taste of the curriculum then check out this lesson 👇

🔗 FEATURED RESOURCE

Malleable software

We’re exiting the world of rigid, one-size fits all software.

A ~year ago, “dynamic interfaces” were all the rage. But I think we’re settling into a more realistic middle ground of “malleable software” where users mold and shape their tools over time.

Tyler Angert first introduced me to this idea in his episode unveiling his new startup (he encouraged me to think of malleable software kind of like rearranging the furniture in your apartment a little bit at a time).

In Friday’s episode, Ryo Lu shares similar thoughts when talking about the future state of Cursor’s design. He thinks about the product more as a collection of primitives that users (and AI) can customize to meet their needs.

That’s why I wanted to pair it with this article about “restoring user agency in a world of locked-down apps”.

It’s beefy, but it’s very good.

Some of my favorite ideas:

In the physical world, the act of crafting our environments comes naturally… shouldn’t software be the same?
Future products will have a “gentle slope from user to creator”
A world where users edit existing apps rather than use AI to create new siloed applications might be better for everyone
Many applications today are like avocado slicers (simple and narrowly focused) vs. general purpose tools like a knife. What would it look like to reorient software around more general, composable tools?

🧃 INSPIRATION JUICE

3 things I saved this week

1️⃣ Unique dropdown concept

I’m pretty obsessed with this dropdown concept from Jhey. He’s also one of my favorite creators on the Twitter bird if you’re not following him already ✌️

Check it out →

2️⃣ Glassy toggle

Speaking of favorite Twitter follows, Bradley’s toggle concept is pretty incredible.

You might’ve checked out his work after Julian shouted out the new Antimetal website in last week’s episode on storytelling.

Check it out →

3️⃣ Interstellar art

Alright this one is a bit out in left field but I’ve started saving more art direction concepts now that I feel like I can make something like this in Visual Electric.