Epi 118 : Meet Nick Lim

This week's guest is Nick Lim, a Singapore-based product design lead who drops by to share about his unique, AI-assisted portfolio site and why many AI-era portfolios look the same. Nick shares how he used Claude to quickly generate a PostHog-inspired, macOS Snow Leopard-style interactive portfolio where case studies open as draggable windows, then used Gemini to generate a custom “paperback chicken” mascot hero image with personal elements like coffee, photography, and fitness. He explains the long iteration process to animate the hero section, challenges like hallucinations and looping issues, and prompting tips such as limiting movements and using references because models interpret prompts differently. Nick also describes “nick.ai,” a Claude Haiku API chatbot built from context files, guardrails, and a “Nick Vibes” voice file to answer portfolio and work-style questions while avoiding obvious AI output.https://nicklimzf.com/desktop/00:00 - Prompting Animation Limits01:56 - Job Hunt Sparks New Site03:08 - PostHog Inspired Desktop UI\04:29 - Claude Builds First Prototype05:52 - Mascot Art with Gemini07:06 - Animating the Hero Loop08:22 - Vibe Coding Reality Check09:40 - Avoiding AI Video Glitches10:34 - Easter Eggs and Personality11:20 - Nick AI Chatbot Feature13:42 - Guardrails and Persona Prompts14:52 - Voice and Nick Vibes File15:34 - Biggest Challenge and Wrap Up----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ℹ️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭?Welcome to "Secrets of the Viz", where I dive deep into the amazing vizzes in #TableauPublic and other #DataVisualization tools. Have you ever wondered how these stunning visualizations come to life? I'll be peeling back the layers with the authors themselves as they share their inspirations, design processes and unique techniques. Join me as we explore, learn, and get inspired together.Don't forget to subscribe, follow for more tips and check out the full playlisthttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVkjBKxQASMmwlAE89dt97IMSFqTpGldh----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------🤝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐤▶ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicklimzf/#datavisualization #design #infographic #vibecoding #claudefable #claudedesign #portfolio #portfoliodesign #informationdesign