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AI Code Brief - Paul Solt

How to Find the Visual Style for Your App

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read


Hey Reader,

Before you build iOS app screens, pick colors, or hire an artist, you need a visual direction.

I put together an article on four ways I explore the style of an iOS app or game so I can move from vague idea to something real.

Read it here:

​4 Ways to Explore the Style of Your iOS App or Game​

Learn about:

  • Mood Boards
  • Hiring an artist
  • Sketch prototypes
  • ChatGPT visual design
  • Agentic UI design

AI is now good enough to help with a big part of the creative process. It is not a replacement for artists, but it can help you explore faster, generate ideas, and jumpstart your next side project.

​Read the article here.​

Enjoy the journey!

Pro Tip

Ask Codex to "spawn subagents" to do work in parallel on your next task. Get more done in less time.

5 Links and Resources

  1. Working with agents gets better over time. Analyze a project’s past Codex sessions to recommend the best skills to create.
  2. ​OpenAI launched subagents this week. Get a head start today: How to run subagents in Codex​
  3. Can you trust every skill you see? Here's A 9-Step Framework for Choosing the Right Agent Skill​
  4. Better SwiftUI skills will help your agent design your UI. Grab the SwiftUI agent skill for Claude Code and Codex.
  5. Want to share your app as a beta test? Make it simple to build and share new versions of your app: How to Get Started with TestFlight and Xcode Cloud​

Community Link

The right Agent Skills make your agents more productive. Grab all of Antoine van der Lee’s skills here (SwiftLee).

Talk soon,

Paul Solt
Paul@SuperEasyApps.com

P.S. Need a better workflow? Download my App-Creator skill and Watch My GPT 5.4 Workflow.

P.P.S. Next week, we will discuss App Store screenshots and how I finalized the text copy for all of my screenshots on Super Easy Slides.

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