데브허브 | DEVHUB | The Future of Design Is Art Direction, Not Pixel Pushing - Ep. 55 with Lucas Crespo
Lucas Crespo is the mastermind behind Every's visual vibe—and he does it one prompt at a time.
As our creative lead, Lucas uses tools like native image gen in ChatGPT and Midjourney to generate the cover images you see every day. He also designs the interfaces for our products—Cora, Spiral, and Sparkle—and makes everything on our site feel as thoughtful and delightful as possible.
We get into:
Why Every’s aesthetic feels familiar and new at the same time. Every’s aesthetic plays with the tension between the old (like Greek statues and Baroque symbols) and the new (like saturated colors and modern motifs) to make the glamor of the past feel fresh.
Art direction matters more than ever today. As AI makes it easier to generate images, Lucas says the real work of design is shifting toward art direction, specifically, curating an aesthetic that feels “organic;” on his X timeline that’s showing up as clouds, earthy landscapes, and textures.
Reimagining what a website can be with AI. Lucas compares most websites to identical buildings—predictable, efficient, and forgettable—and wonders how AI can help us break that mold by designing experiences that prioritize serendipity over speed, and curiosity over control.
Behind the scenes of Cora’s visual aesthetic. How Lucas designed the landing page and launch video for Cora by rooting it in the product’s philosophy: turning the inbox from a source of chaos into something that feels calm, thoughtful—like stepping into spring.
The future of internet interfaces. Lucas believes the future of digital interfaces will be curated with the same care as a film set or ad campaign, where every detail is chosen with intention.
Lucas also walks us through how he created the headline image for Every’s consulting page—a human and robotic hand fist-bumping—using Midjourney to iterate from rough prompt to polished visual.
This is a must watch for anyone interested in the future of design and making the internet a little more beautiful every day.
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Timestamps for YouTube:
00:00:00 - Episode start
00:01:41 - Introduction
00:04:02 - How AI changed the course of Lucas’s career
00:08:00 - Why Every’s aesthetic feels both familiar and fresh
00:14:53 - Why Lucas thinks minimalism is overrated
00:20:38 - Art direction matters more than ever in the age of AI
00:23:42 - How to reimagine what a website can be with AI
00:32:56 - Lucas’s process in Midjourney to generate cover images
00:41:41 - Midjourney v. image generation in ChatGPT
00:48:19 - Behind the scenes of Cora’s design language
00:58:59 - How AI is rewriting the role of a designer
Links to resources mentioned in the episode:
Lucas Crespo: @lucas__crespo
The pieces Lucas has written for Every:
“When An AI Tool Finally Gets You”: https://every.to/source-code/when-an-...
"A Definitive Guide to Using Midjourney” : https://every.to/p/a-definitive-guide...
Dan’s piece on the allocation economy: https://every.to/chain-of-thought/the...
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