Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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There’s a new trend I’m noticing… designers are vibe coding custom tools to create new visual effects or speed up existing workflows.

And it’s awesome 💥

A few weeks ago Nick Pattison showed us [how he builds pattern tools in Lovable (youtube.com/watch?v=5ADHIIBtzQw). And today we get to hear from Ryan Miyoshi (https://x.com/ryry__mimi) about how he creates custom tools for his work as the Head of Design at Column (column.com/) .

We get a behind-the-scenes of 4 different tools:

- 2 for creating custom image effects
- 1 for generating branded charts
- 1 node-based workflow for creating customer posters

But even more important than the specific tools is Ryan’s mentality. If you have his level of agency and determination then AI gives you superpowers 💪

Chapters
0:00 Intro
4:51 Ryan's thumbnail tool
9:21 The strategy for your new tool
10:59 How to build your own tool
14:43 How long it took Ryan to build these tools
21:32 Debugging dithering effects
25:58 Ryan's ComfyUI tool

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