Designing a Scalable AI Tool for Prompt-to-Video Workflows

We designed a scalable AI product experience that allows users to generate and edit videos from prompts, with a focus on clarity, control, and ease of use across complex creative workflows.

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About the Project

The platform is an AI-powered creative tool that enables users to generate, preview, and manage videos using text prompts. Designed as an internal B2B SaaS module with future B2C potential, it supports structured video creation through chapters, previews, and export-ready workflows.

Pencil & Screen partnered with an AI-focused company to design the UX and product experience for this module, delivering a scalable, production-ready interface that integrates seamlessly with the client's backend systems.

Scope
Digital Product Design
Industry
LMSAI & Creative Tools
Platform
Web Application
Role
Product DesignUX DesignVisual Design
Timeline
4 Weeks

Design Goals

Simplify AI-heavy workflows

Translate complex AI processes into clear, step-by-step user journeys.

Create intuitive creator experiences

Design flows that feel natural from idea → prompt → preview → export.

Ensure consistency across the product

Develop a reusable component system for visual and interaction consistency.

Support modular and scalable growth

Build a flexible interface that can adapt to evolving AI capabilities.

Deliver a responsive, production-ready UI

Ensure the experience works seamlessly across devices and screen sizes.

UX Strategy, Information Architecture and UI design

User research revealed that investing decisions rarely happen in one place. People jump between videos, market charts, news platforms, and learning resources often losing context at every step. This fragmentation creates cognitive overload, slows understanding, and makes it hard for users to build confidence or progress naturally.

Without a clear mental model of where to look, what to do next, or how pieces connect, users struggle to move smoothly between learning, analysis, and action within existing financial tools.

Without a clear mental model of where to look, what to do next, or how pieces connect, users struggle to move smoothly between learning, analysis, and action within existing financial tools.

UX strategy overview

Research & IA

  • Mapped essential workflows from idea → prompt → preview → export.
  • Structuring information into predictable, patterns
  • Introducting AI as a supportive guide, not a replacement for understanding.
  • Gradually increasing complexity as users grow
Information architecture

UX & Visual Design

  • Designed a modern, minimal interface inspired by leading creative SaaS tools.
  • Focused on clarity and efficiency with a clean dark/light theme system.
  • Created chapter-based layouts for easy navigation and editing.

How we designed the UI and Interaction System

The UI design focused on making AI feel approachable — clear input states, instant feedback, and a calm visual language that keeps users in control. The interaction system is built to support fast iteration without creating confusion.

Key Challenges & Solutions

AI-driven creation workflows were hard to follow and felt abstract to users. We focused on designing guided flows that break complex processes into clear, understandable steps.

Challenge 1: Making AI workflows easier to understand

AI-driven creation workflows were hard to follow. We focused on designing guided flows that break complex processes into clear, understandable steps so users always know what is happening and what comes next.

Challenge 2: Keeping multiple projects and iterations organized

As users worked across multiple projects and versions, it became difficult to stay oriented. We introduced a project and chapter-based structure that helped users keep their work organized and move between iterations without losing context.

Challenge 3: Reducing visual overload during creation

Dense layouts and competing elements made it harder for users to focus on content creation. We simplified the interface using restraint, spacing, and clear hierarchy so attention stays where it matters most.

Challenge 4: Designing for consistent use across devices

Users needed the platform to work reliably across different screens and devices. We designed responsive layouts that adapt smoothly to different screen sizes while keeping interactions and structure consistent.

Project Highlights

  • Structured information architecture for creators to manage projects with minimal effort
  • Responsive, scalable design system implemented for future growth
  • Smooth user flows from prompt entry to video preview/export
  • A production-ready UI layer aligning with modern creative platforms

A project shaped by empathy, thoughtful design, and genuine care for its users.

Vanquish

A cross-platform copy trading experience across mobile and web, designed to balance real-time trading insights, compliance needs, and ease of use for first-time traders.

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