Course Description

Infinite UI Design Variations in Cursor (No API Costs)

Coming up with great UI ideas is the hardest part of making websites and apps look good. Copying designs is easy — but making something original is not, and if you ask AI to “design something new,” it usually outputs boring, generic layouts.

In this lesson, you’ll learn a simple two-part Cursor workflow that lets you generate multiple UI designs iteratively until you find one you actually love — using Cursor’s built-in Rules system instead of expensive API-based tools. You’ll create targeted generators (personas, devices, geolocation), then use an infinite iteration method to rapidly explore fresh styles while keeping what works.

What You’ll Learn

• Why AI often produces bland designs when you ask for “something new”

• How to generate multiple UI variations inside Cursor without extra API usage

• How Cursor Rules replicate custom command workflows (similar to Claude Code arguments)

• How to extract a design.json from a reference image to maintain consistent design language

• How to generate consistent variations that share the same palette and style rules

• The difference between Cursor’s one-by-one generation vs Claude Code’s multi-agent speed

The Two-Step Method

Step 1 — Targeted Variations (Precise Generators)

• Generate variations tailored to different personas (students, chefs, executives)

• Generate variations by device type (mobile, desktop, TV)

• Generate variations by geolocation (language, layout orientation, color tweaks)

• Use custom rule files with constraints/examples for more accurate outputs

Step 2 — Infinite Iteration (Rapid Exploration)

• Start from an existing design (or a basic HTML layout)

• Apply an “infinite design” rule to generate multiple fresh versions

• Iterate endlessly by selecting a favorite variation as the new source

• Use fresh chats to avoid context bleed and keep variations truly new

Practical Workflow You’ll Follow

• Initialize Cursor Rules (manual mode)

• Use extract design.mdc to create a design.json from an image

• Generate multi-variation UI outputs based on that design language

• Build persona/device/geo generators for targeted versions

• Use the infinite generator for fast iterative refinements

• Improve rule quality by describing workflows in plain English (“English programming”)

Who This Lesson Is For

• Cursor users who want better UI designs without paying API costs

• Builders who want originality, not copied templates

• Developers who want a repeatable, rule-driven UI iteration system