# Cooking with constraints: A designer's framework for better AI prompts

DevFeed: [Cooking with constraints: A designer's framework for better AI prompts](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/cooking-with-constraints-a-designer-s-framework-for-better-ai-prompts-9620.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/designer-framework-for-better-ai-prompts/>)

Author: Greg Huntoon

Published: 2026-01-05T06:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Prompt Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/prompt-engineering.md>), [LLM Techniques](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm-techniques.md>), [Language models](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/language-models.md>), [Framework](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/framework.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [designer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/designer.md>), [framework](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/framework.md>), [language-models](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/language-models.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>), [prompt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/prompt.md>), [prompting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/prompting.md>)

## AI overview

This article presents a framework for writing better AI prompts in design work. It argues that clear instructions, context, and constraints help reduce ambiguity and make probabilistic model outputs more structured, repeatable, and intentional.

## Source excerpt

Design and cooking share a truth: Preparation determines the outcome. Structured prompts turn AI from guesswork into a reliable design partner.