Full Tutorial: Create Beautiful Designs with AI in 40 Minutes (Not Generic Slop) | Meng To

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About this video

​ ​ Meng is the founder of Aura, an AI prototyping tool for designers. He has spent 100s of hours using AI to create beautiful designs that don’t look like generic AI slop.

Watch as he shares his exact process in this episode — from prompting to layouts to animations, and more without having to code.

(00:00) Why most AI websites look generic and how to fix it (01:19) Comparing basic prompts across V0, Lovable, and Aura (06:42) Using references and templates instead of blank prompts (08:54) Building a great website prompt from scratch (16:51) Why AI should augment, not replace your creativity (22:43) Adding testimonial sections and scrolling animations (29:40) How to integrate Spline 3D backgrounds step-by-step (36:12) The 90/10 rule: When to use AI vs manual tweaks

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