I tried out Claude Design this weekend.
Pretty cool, lots of fun.
I thought I’d build a presentation with it. I got pretty excited as I worked through it, and then after a few hours of work, I hit my weekly usage limit.
One presentation, 32 slides, 2 hours of work – usage limits hit for the week. No deep thinking on learning.
Does it mean it’s a bad product? No, I just didn’t plan for the usage limit to kick in before I was done, or know what it equated to.
What I learned;
- When you hit your usage limit, you can’t even export your file – ouch.
- The work isn’t done, so double ouch.
- I had hoped to present this on Wednesday, so plan B is in effect.
- Design is still costly work, whether by human or AI, and should be compensated as such.
You might read this and go – next time know your limits and play within it – but that’s not the lesson.
Your usage is undefined; don’t let it be constrained by your tools.
