Andy Madrick - Why AI changed design handoff forever
May 26, 2026•53 min•Ep. 166
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Andy Madrick ( https://x.com/andymadrick ) is rethinking what it means to be a designer in 2026.
While at Notion, he’s developed a workflow where he prototypes directly in code, ships frontend PRs, and uses AI tools like Cursor to own the final polish of user interfaces.
In this episode we get a look into how he keeps all these things in motion and still designs with insane attention to detail.
Some highlights:
- Building one of Notion’s most visible UIs
- Why recreating interactions teaches you craft
- Owning the last 5-20% of frontend polish work
- The “jelly bean factory” problem with AI output
- When to start in Figma vs. jumping straight to code
- How Andy creates prototypes that content teams can edit
- a lot more
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