# In Conversation: Dylan Field and Garry Tan on design, AI, and the power of "locking in"

DevFeed: [In Conversation: Dylan Field and Garry Tan on design, AI, and the power of "locking in"](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/in-conversation-dylan-field-and-garry-tan-on-design-ai-and-the-power-of-locking-in-9829.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/in-conversation-dylan-field-and-garry-tan/>)

Author: Figma

Published: 2025-03-14T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

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

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Vibe coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vibe-coding.md>), [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [ChatGPT](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chatgpt.md>), [Mazes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maze.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-tools.md>), [chatgpt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chatgpt.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [experimentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/experimentation.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [vibe-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vibe-coding.md>), [workflows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflows.md>)

## AI overview

Dylan Field and Garry Tan discuss how AI is changing design and software development, including new collaborations among designers, engineers, and product teams. They examine AI-assisted exploration, vibe coding, the idea maze, and the continuing importance of depth and craft when using rapidly evolving AI tools.

## Source excerpt

On exploring the idea maze, vibe coding, and preserving craft even when the models are "cooking."