Duncan Nguyen

Before I begin my critique, let me commend the Visily team for their commendable efforts in bringing this ambitious tool to the market. Nevertheless, I believe Visily serves as a prime example of attempting to tackle too many tasks simultaneously. Visily endeavors to be an all-in-one solution for the four major phases of the design process: brainstorming, wireframing, UI design, and prototyping. However, it falls short of excelling in any particular aspect. Even if it manages to excel in one area, there is no guarantee that industry giants like Figma and Miro won't introduce similar features in the future. The user interface of Visily becomes cluttered when trying to showcase its plethora of options and features. It bombards users with tutorials and videos in an attempt to be helpful. My advice to the Visily team would be to refrain from fixing what isn't broken. Most users already have experience with tools like Figma, so maintaining a UI and interaction style similar to established tools would be the epitome of intuitiveness, allowing users to navigate the platform effortlessly. Regarding Visily's AI-related features, they appear to be the app's only selling points. Regrettably, there is a lack of coherence in organizing and presenting these AI capabilities. It feels more like a tech demonstration of what the developers can achieve, rather than a well-thought-out package. To be fair, AI features such as screenshot-to-design and sketch-to-design work quite effectively. However, I fail to see the point of investing time in learning an entirely new tool when these features could simply be offered as plugins for Figma. Lastly, the tool's performance leaves much to be desired. In a simple test file, I encountered numerous hiccups and slowdowns, and the UI assets are not optimized for retina displays, among other issues. I can only imagine how much worse it could become when dealing with more complex files. In conclusion, Visily shows promise as a design tool, but it could potentially be improved by offering its key features as Figma plugins. This tool seems to suffer from an identity crisis as it tries to cater to everyone with its AI features and extensive template arsenal, which to some extent may work. However, for seasoned designers who have invested heavily in established tools, I question whether it's worth the effort.