Hey — I'm Sơn. Welcome to The AI Builder.
Quick version: I'm a designer with 10+ years of experience who started building real software products using AI. No CS degree. No team. No idea what I'm doing half the time. Four working projects later, I figured I should start writing about it.
This newsletter is the honest version of building with AI. No hype. No "10x your productivity" garbage. Just real stories from someone figuring it out.
Here's what I published this week:
📝 How I Built 4 Apps Without Writing Code
The full story — from Photoshop to production, one stubborn decision at a time.
→ https://gianghaison.me/blog/designer-built-4-apps-with-ai
🛠 5 AI Tools I Use Every Day as a Designer
The actual tools, the actual costs, and why most AI tools are hype.
→ https://gianghaison.me/blog/ai-tools-for-designers-who-build
💡 Why Your Design Skills Are More Valuable Than You Think
AI can generate code. It can't figure out what to build. That's your job.
→ https://gianghaison.me/blog/design-skills-valuable-ai-era
That's it for issue #1. Short and honest — that's the plan going forward.
If you're a designer wondering whether you could build something real: you can. I'm living proof that the bar is lower than you think.
See you next week.
— Sơn
A designer lost in the land of code