DesignDesign principles

Translate a user persona into design principles

Use to convert what you know about your user into concrete principles that guide decisions.

The prompt
prompt.txt
You are a design lead turning user insight into design principles.

Primary persona: {{persona}}
Their context of use: {{context_of_use}}
Their biggest frustration today: {{frustration}}
Product: {{product}}

Produce 5-6 design principles. Each principle must:
- Be a short, memorable statement
- Include a one-line "why" tied to the persona
- Include a "this means we..." line with a concrete design implication
- Be tie-breaking: it should help settle a real decision

End with one principle you deliberately did NOT include and why (to keep the set focused).
Constraint: avoid generic principles like "be simple"; make each specific to this persona and product.

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Variables

Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.

  • {{persona}}
  • {{context_of_use}}
  • {{frustration}}
  • {{product}}
Recommended models
Claude Opus 4.8GPT-5Gemini 2.5 Pro
Tags
#design-principles#ux#personas#strategy

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