Elizabeth Lin – Prototyping with Cursor

Prototype Interactive Digital Products in Minutes Using Cursor AI

Product designer and creative technologist Elizabeth Lin teaches designers and non-engineers how to harness Cursor IDE to build working, interactive software prototypes. Go from static Figma wireframes to functional React and Tailwind web applications using natural language AI prompts, rapid iteration, and modern developer tools.

What You Will Learn

• Vibe Coding for Designers: Navigating Cursor’s AI Composer, file indexing, and inline code generation without deep coding experience.
• Figma to Code Workflows: Translating visual UI designs into responsive React components and Tailwind CSS styles.
• Interactive States & Micro-Interactions: Adding live data inputs, conditional navigation, animations, and modal flows.
• Live Web Deployment: Shipping clickable prototype URLs on Vercel for user testing and stakeholder presentations.

Comprehensive Curriculum Breakdown

1. Module 1: The New Era of Prototyping: Why Static Mockups Are Dead and Code Prototypes Win
2. Module 2: Setting Up the Cursor Environment: Node.js, Next.js, Tailwind CSS & GitHub Basics
3. Module 3: Prompting Cursor Effectively: Writing Design PRDs and Directing the AI Composer
4. Module 4: Building Responsive UI Components: Buttons, Forms, Tables, Navbars & Cards
5. Module 5: Adding Interactivity & Mock Data: Local Storage, State Management & Filter Logic
6. Module 6: Shipping Live Prototypes: Deploying to Vercel and Sharing Interactive Demos

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