In this video, the creator shares a hands‑on review of the AI‑assisted design platform pencil.dev, focusing on how it integrates with Cloud Code and the developer’s existing workflow for Phoenix or Rails applications. Using Tidewave as a bridge, the speaker connects pencil.dev to Cloud Code, prompts the system for design ideas, and receives high‑fidelity mockups with minimal effort. The workflow then loops back: the designer selects a layer, returns to Tidewave, and prompts Claude (via Tidewave) to generate the corresponding code implementation. The speaker highlights the speed and quality of the results, noting that pencil.dev’s AI‑driven design and prototyping feels more effective than Figma’s recent AI attempts, positioning pencil.dev as a promising tool for developers seeking rapid design‑to‑code pipelines.
