Vision Lucid

Lucid uses AI to instantly audit any interface for AI-specific UX issues, giving designers, PMs, and developers actionable fixes grounded in industry standards.

(YEAR)

2026

(TIMELINE)

6 Months

(ROLE)

End-to-End Discovery & UI Design

(PROJECT TYPE)

Strategy

AIX

SIGNAL.

SIGNAL.

Market Research.

Market Research.

01

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Insights

95% accuracy across 207 heuristics the strongest AI evaluation tool available today.

Impact

Built exclusively for e-commerce irrelevant for AI-native or enterprise product contexts.

Opportunity

Heuristic set is frozen, no framework for trust, transparency, or AI-era principles.

Baymard UX-Ray

02

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Insights

Covers Nielsen, WCAG, Gestalt, and cognitive laws widest principle set in Figma.

Impact

Principle set is hardcoded designers can't load custom or AI-specific guidelines.

Opportunity

Closest competitor, yet leaves configurable, AI-principle evaluation entirely unaddressed.

Uixx.ai

03

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Insights

Purpose-built for heuristic evaluation and independently validated by Microsoft UX research.

Impact

Can't evaluate branching flows, a critical blind spot for AI-driven interfaces.

Opportunity

Microsoft's own team flagged it as supplementary not ready for AI product evaluation.

Seer

04

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Insights

Full-lifecycle platform generation, wireframes, heatmaps, and flow scoring in one tool.

Impact

Evaluation is visual attention only, no structured scoring against any principle set.

Opportunity

Principle adherence is implied, never verified leaving explicit AI evaluation unoccupied.

UXPilot

01

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Insights

95% accuracy across 207 heuristics the strongest AI evaluation tool available today.

Impact

Built exclusively for e-commerce irrelevant for AI-native or enterprise product contexts.

Opportunity

Heuristic set is frozen, no framework for trust, transparency, or AI-era principles.

Baymard UX-Ray

02

.

Insights

Covers Nielsen, WCAG, Gestalt, and cognitive laws widest principle set in Figma.

Impact

Principle set is hardcoded designers can't load custom or AI-specific guidelines.

Opportunity

Closest competitor, yet leaves configurable, AI-principle evaluation entirely unaddressed.

Uixx.ai

03

.

Insights

Purpose-built for heuristic evaluation and independently validated by Microsoft UX research.

Impact

Can't evaluate branching flows, a critical blind spot for AI-driven interfaces.

Opportunity

Microsoft's own team flagged it as supplementary not ready for AI product evaluation.

Seer

04

.

Insights

Full-lifecycle platform generation, wireframes, heatmaps, and flow scoring in one tool.

Impact

Evaluation is visual attention only, no structured scoring against any principle set.

Opportunity

Principle adherence is implied, never verified leaving explicit AI evaluation unoccupied.

UXPilot

01

.

Insights

95% accuracy across 207 heuristics the strongest AI evaluation tool available today.

Impact

Built exclusively for e-commerce irrelevant for AI-native or enterprise product contexts.

Opportunity

Heuristic set is frozen, no framework for trust, transparency, or AI-era principles.

Baymard UX-Ray

02

.

Insights

Covers Nielsen, WCAG, Gestalt, and cognitive laws widest principle set in Figma.

Impact

Principle set is hardcoded designers can't load custom or AI-specific guidelines.

Opportunity

Closest competitor, yet leaves configurable, AI-principle evaluation entirely unaddressed.

Uixx.ai

03

.

Insights

Purpose-built for heuristic evaluation and independently validated by Microsoft UX research.

Impact

Can't evaluate branching flows, a critical blind spot for AI-driven interfaces.

Opportunity

Microsoft's own team flagged it as supplementary not ready for AI product evaluation.

Seer

04

.

Insights

Full-lifecycle platform generation, wireframes, heatmaps, and flow scoring in one tool.

Impact

Evaluation is visual attention only, no structured scoring against any principle set.

Opportunity

Principle adherence is implied, never verified leaving explicit AI evaluation unoccupied.

UXPilot

FRACTURE.

FRACTURE.

AI designs violate principles without detection of where/how issues arise.

  • No use of AI design patterns; decisions driven by business needs.

  • Partial, mismatched application of AI principles.

  • Conventional designs unfit for AI principles.

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Users create AI experiences without AI principle checks

0%

Users create AI experiences without AI principle checks

0%

Users are unaware of AI design principle's impact on design

0%

Want a platform which evaluates AI design principle

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Users are unaware of AI design principle's impact on design

0%

Want a platform which evaluates AI design principle

BUILD.

BUILD.

Lucid is an AI-powered UX audit platform for evaluating AI design patterns. Here's the solution:

  • Users upload a UI screenshot for analysis

  • AI (Claude or GPT) audits the interface against a 10-category taxonomy (transparency, trust, control, errors, feedback, privacy, fairness, mental models, oversight, progressive disclosure)

  • Generates a weighted score (0–100) and 5 prioritized findings with severity levels, root causes, and fix steps

  • Includes an AI chat assistant for follow-up questions about findings

  • Built as a Next.js app deployable to Vercel

Screen Upload.

Launch an AI-powered UX audit by defining interface, context, and intent, aligning product, design, and AI strategy from the start.

Audit Overview.

Converts AI experience risks into measurable scores and severity insights, enabling executives and teams to assess exposure instantly.

AI Eval Overview.

Surfaces prioritized governance gaps with severity and confidence signals, helping designers, PMs, and engineers align on accountable improvements.

AI Eval Details.

Provides deep analysis, violated principles, business implications, and benchmark references, equipping cross-functional teams to act with clarity and confidence.

Somnath was a dependable and thoughtful contributor to the project. He was proactive, collaborative, and took full ownership of his tasks. I saw steady growth in his work throughout the time we worked together.

Shalaka Haldankar

Senior AI Product Designer @ Dell Technologies

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