Generative Interfaces: When AI Designs the Screen

Exploring how generative AI is reshaping interface design — from layout to interaction patterns — and what it means for designers.

The screen you're looking at was designed by a human. But for how much longer? Generative AI tools are moving beyond generating images and text into designing the interfaces themselves — adaptive layouts that respond not just to screen size, but to user intent.

Beyond Templates

Traditional design systems rely on predefined components arranged in predictable patterns. Generative interfaces flip this: the system understands the content and the context, then assembles the most effective layout in real time.

What This Means for Designers

The role shifts from pixel-pushing to system-thinking. Designers become curators of constraints — defining the rules and boundaries within which AI operates, rather than specifying every detail.

The Risk of Sameness

If every interface is generated from the same models, trained on the same data, we risk a web that looks and feels identical everywhere. The antidote is intentionality: using generative tools as collaborators, not replacements.