DEV Community

Ahmed Richdale
Ahmed Richdale

Posted on

We built an AI tool to test ideas visually before writing a single line of code

You know how sometimes you feel the idea in your head, but can’t quite show it to others?

We kept running into that problem — whether it was mocking up a landing page, pitching a startup concept, or testing a marketing idea. Finding visuals always slowed us down… or worse, diluted the idea because we had to settle for something that "kind of works."

So we built Lartist.ai — an AI tool that lets you turn simple text prompts into clean, unique visuals that actually match your vision.

No friction. No prompt engineering. No creative blocks.

Just:
🧠 Type what you imagine
🎨 Get back an image in seconds
🚀 Use it to pitch, test, or build around faster

We originally used it to validate landing page ideas and demo concepts before design or dev work even started.
Now we use it for:

Productivity mockups

Blog visuals & headers

Decks, emails, and social content

Branding exploration in early testing phases

Here’s an example:
Prompt: "A sleek productivity dashboard built for solo future tech founders"
👉 =

It’s helped us cut design time, pitch faster, and focus more on execution. We’d love feedbacks, especially from solo builders, devs, or anyone testing early startup ideas.

What’s your go-to tool when you need visuals fast — before writing code or hiring a designer?

Top comments (0)