Udemy: AI Prototyping Bootcamp 2026 — Figma Make and Lovable

This Udemy bootcamp is taught by Vasil Kaftandzhiev, who works in product at Grafana Labs. It targets designers, product managers, and founders who want to build functional, testable prototypes without writing code. The course combines three tools — Figma Make, Lovable, and ChatGPT — into a single workflow the instructor describes as the “Trinity of Speed,” covering the path from initial concept to a clickable prototype that stakeholders can interact with.

No design degree or programming background is required. The target student is someone who has ideas and needs a practical method for turning them into testable products quickly enough to validate them before investing in full development.

What the course covers

The opening modules focus on prompt writing: how to give AI tools instructions that produce usable outputs. The framework used is what the course calls the “high-schooler” approach — structuring prompts as step-by-step instructions with explicit context, which reduces the AI’s tendency to fill gaps with assumptions.

The middle section covers user journey mapping in Miro, focusing on how to document user flows with edge cases and error states before passing specifications to AI tools. The argument is that structured input produces more reliable prototypes than open-ended prompts.

The core deliverable is the “3-Hour Sprint”: a repeatable system for going from a blank canvas to a clickable, testable prototype in approximately 180 minutes. This section is treated as the practical anchor of the course — the output students are expected to be able to reproduce independently after completing the material.

What the course does not cover

The course is scoped narrowly to rapid prototyping for validation purposes. It does not address production-quality frontend development, design system management, or handoff processes for engineering teams. Designers who need to build polished, production-ready interfaces will need additional resources beyond this course.

Who it is for

Product managers who need to prototype ideas before involving designers or engineers, and designers who want to accelerate prototyping during early-stage product discovery. Less suited to experienced UI designers looking for advanced design system or frontend skills.