AI-Assisted Prototyping for Medical Cannabis eCom
Company
Medical cannabis marketplace
Role
UX/UI Designer
Timeframe
August 2025
TL;DR
Contents
AI-Assisted prototyping and exploration
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Task
I was tasked with designing a mobile UI prototype for a medical cannabis internet shop: a catalogue with grid and list views and a product page. Rather than starting from scratch, I used it as an opportunity to test how different AI prototyping tools handle typical e-commerce interfaces.
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Process
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I've started with collecting the key UI requirements, researching competitors' and best practices for mobile ecom ux/ui.
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Then got ChatGPT to generate a detailed prompt and ran it through four tools: Figma Make, Lovable, Google Stitch, and UX Pilot.
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I've approached AI output as a starting point for designing my own concept, which had to be delivered in Figma.
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As a final step, I've assembled the best parts of AI concepts, recreated them in a scalable layout, added a simple brand identity, and added minimal polish.
The entire process took just a few hours.
Tools comparison
What follows is a comparison of output by different AI tools.
This exploration took place in August 2025. Given how rapidly AI tools evolve, capabilities may have changed since then.
Figma Make
✅ Decent visual hierarchy and a clean layout
✅ Handled the requested functionality (list/grid view, filters/sort) pretty well
❌ Failed to generate product images. Not
❌ No Figma file export — only generates HTML code you can't directly copy into Figma Design. Update: this was enabled for paid plans later
Verdict: good for visual reference, but limited for iterative design work.
Lovable
✅ Also did a decent job with regards to functionality
✅ Didn't forget to add the essential "Add to cart" button for each product
❌ Questionable UI quality: too many colors, wrong accents, poor alignment on product cards
✅ Bonus: generated a functional product detail page after a further request
Verdict: good for functional prototypes / MVPs, experimenting with feature requirements; would need a lot of refinement to reach good UI quality
Google Stitch
✅ Clean aesthetic with nice color choices and custom typography
✅ Generated product images, creating a more polished look
❌ Missed all the requested details on the product cards (THC/CBD %, availability, add-to-cart buttons)
❌ Didn't implement changes when asked, despite claiming it did
✅ Integration with Figma
Verdict: Works for visual inspiration
UX Pilot AI
✅ Created three design variants, allowing for comparison (although the setup was a bit confusing)
✅ Good implementation of controls (go back, cart, search bar, activated filters, sort options)
✅ Figma plugin, so the results are directly editable
✅ Attempted logo generation
❌ Didn't generate the list view, and failed to create the product page when requested
🥴 Product images a bit weird
Verdict: Most practical for my task — creating a concept in Figma
How I would rate the tools based on my experience dealing with this task:
UI Quality
Tool functionality
Figma Integration
Figma Make

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❌ only via html2design
Lovable

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❌ only via html2design
Google Stitch
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✅ easy import
UX Pilot

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✅ native Figma plugin

















