Full Tutorial: From Design to Code with Claude Code | Meaghan Choi
Learn how Claude Code's design lead uses AI to ship features directly to production. Plus how to avoid that AI design look, use Claude.md to become more technical, and more.
Dear subscribers,
Today, I want to share a new episode with Meaghan Choi.
As the design lead for Claude Code, Meaghan not only designs new features but also ships code on a regular basis. She showed me her exact design to code workflow along with her top 3 use cases for Claude Code. This interview is a must-watch if you’re a designer or PM who dreams of shipping to production. 🔥
Watch now on YouTube, Apple, and Spotify.
Meaghan and I talked about:
(00:00) Why shipping to prod as a designer feels "terrifying and magical"
(02:36) Top 3 design workflows with Claude Code
(07:20) How designers can get engineers to let them ship code
(11:06) Live demo: From Figma design to working code in minutes
(19:10) Custom Claude.md files to make AI work for designers
(22:47) How Anthropic ships features in days, not months
(28:22) Meaghan's favorite Claude Code shortcuts and pro tips
(33:58) The future of design roles in an AI-native world
Thanks to Bolt for sponsoring today’s newsletter
Bolt just announced that Claude Code, the world’s best coding agent, is coming directly to its platform. That means:
🔄 No more endless error loops
👨🏻💻 Build beyond quick prototypes
✍🏻 Edit visually, right in your browser
Join the waitlist to be among the first to test Claude Code in Bolt.
Top 10 takeaways I learned from this episode
Top 3 design use case for Claude Code are 0 to 1 explorations, prototyping new features in an existing product, and understanding the code base. The last two are where most of the real work gets done — understanding the code base helps you prototype new features more effectively.
Designers should be empowered to ship frontend polish to production directly. "I spend an equal amount of time now in Claude Code as I do in Figma. It's just so fun to fix UX polish and make other frontend updates myself. I can’t imagine not doing this as a designer."
