Cursor for Designers: Turning Design into Real, Working Products

Note: THIS WORKSHOP REQUIRES A LAPTOP. Designers have always been full of ideas, but translating those ideas into working products often hits a wall at code. Not anymore. Cursor gives designers the power to build what they imagine, turning creativity into code with the help of AI. This workshop is for designers ready to cross that line - to design, build, and ship products end-to-end, without losing creative flow. You’ll learn not just how to use Cursor, but how to talk to it, steer it, and collaborate with it as a creative partner. Participants will: • Learn how to steer Cursor: prompting, steering, and co-building with AI effectively • Turn a Figma design into a working, coded interface inside Cursor • Build a simple backend (database + API) to power real functionality • Use AI to autocomplete, explain, and debug code in real time • Leave with a functional MVP they’ve designed and built themselves Who is the core target audience of your topic/s? • Founder/Product and UX/UI designers ready to move from mockups to build • Startup and freelance designers wearing multiple hats • Students who want to stand out with AI-assisted technical skills • Design professionals exploring the future of hybrid design-development work