# Vibe Coding Website Beautification Tips

> 7 Methods to Remove the AI Flavor from Your Website

Hello, I'm Yupi.

Let's start with a small test. Can you tell which of the following websites were made by AI?

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769600749428-08e8524c-c71c-4ef0-b72f-feec296f5684.png)

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769600766773-a2f0782c-704f-4b17-a91a-bce1f3ee4b49.png)

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769600778173-2c16a9e4-4b3b-4d5e-9bfa-2c3f1450ab04.png)

The answer: **All of them were made by AI!**

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769600732342-59517bbf-7b63-4a3c-9979-76529d846259.png)

Surprised?

"Why does the website I made with AI have such a strong AI flavor, while these websites look much cleaner?"

This is exactly what I'm going to share next:

- What is the AI flavor in AI programming?
- Why do websites have an AI flavor?
- How to remove the AI flavor from websites?

After mastering these techniques, you can also make more beautiful websites with AI.

⭐️ Recommended to watch the video version of this article for a clearer effect:
https://bilibili.com/video/BV1QF6EBiErM

## What is the AI Flavor?

The so-called AI flavor refers to websites that are easily recognizable as AI-generated, with uniform interface styles and content.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769600840225-3990db3e-7527-436e-a5bc-2a716fd287ab.png)

1) Rigid color schemes: Overused blue-purple gradients.

2) Rigid layouts: A large title on the first screen, followed by three cards in a row.

3) Rigid fonts: Mostly fixed fonts like Inter and Roboto.

4) Emoji overload: 🐟4️⃣🐶 and other emojis everywhere.

5) Hollow content: Mostly lacks real images, and the text style is also quite rigid.

Users feel like they're chatting with a robot when viewing these websites.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769600858180-10f1ed0d-f92d-47bd-b88d-9f708c3d1b09.png)

## Why Do Websites Have an AI Flavor?

So why does this happen?

The core reason is two words: **Play it safe**.

For example, why does AI love blue-purple gradients so much?

Because in AI's training data, many modern websites use the Tailwind style library, whose default primary color is blue-purple. When AI learns billions of lines of code, these colors appear most frequently, so AI concludes that "modern websites ≈ blue-purple gradients."

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769600882890-89e4170f-00bf-44b5-9f17-1ebde2d3351f.png)

Moreover, AI has learned a survival rule: **Using the most common = least likely to make mistakes**.

So when you ask AI to "develop a modern website," AI plays it safe by choosing blue-purple gradients.

**How to break this pattern?**

Simple, shift from being a "requester" to a "commander."

Don't just say: Make me a website.

Instead, specify: Use a dark gray background, hand-drawn icons, asymmetric layout, and reject blue-purple.

Use strong constraints to push AI out of its comfort zone.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769600923212-e36b1723-7a7d-4772-a757-3f513a96407c.jpeg)

## How to Remove the AI Flavor from Websites?

Here are 7 methods I've summarized to ensure your website sheds its AI flavor.

### Method 1: Let AI Reference Real Websites

The simplest and most direct approach: When you see a good-looking website, let AI learn from it.

There are 4 specific ways to do this:

1) If you use AI programming tools like Cursor or Claude Code, or utilize [Firecrawl MCP](https://www.firecrawl.dev/), let AI directly read the webpage.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769600968915-1e80b6a6-53d2-40dd-9458-b5f8b11459c4.png)

Just tell AI:

```markdown
Please visit ai.codefather.cn, extract its color scheme, font selection, and layout structure, then generate a website in a similar style.
```

AI will visit the website and learn from it.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601048258-79c99e12-f960-460d-b66f-b0420bc4619a.png)

2) If the AI model supports image understanding, you can also provide a screenshot of the webpage to AI, which, combined with text, allows AI to recreate the website more accurately.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601076313-ac8b9644-1dc1-484a-b9ea-94d0828bb8a3.png)

The effect is as follows:

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601123122-81bd55a5-5408-4472-b70a-e0b98fa68547.png)

3) If your AI model doesn't support image understanding and pure text understanding isn't sufficient, you can first use **screenshot-to-code** tools like [Screenshot to Code](https://github.com/abi/screenshot-to-code).

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601172971-c6d47b5d-49c9-4b8e-86f2-55b2c3267e75.png)

Take a screenshot of your favorite website, upload it, and it will convert it into code.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601152959-ac25b585-b1e0-4b95-94a3-07acc9a2eb4e.png)

Then feed the code to AI and let it reference it.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601184992-01d76651-b0c7-4987-bf51-fc3f515bd917.png)

The accuracy will be much higher; copying styles is not as direct as copying code.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601222476-2dcde723-c897-4c6c-9d56-1e3ab50ac05f.png)

4) Additionally, you can directly use existing website templates or open-source projects on GitHub.

Here are some great website template resources:

- [HTML5 UP](https://html5up.net/): Free responsive website collection, minimalist style
- [WordPress Official Theme Library](https://cn.wordpress.org/themes/): Over 10,000 free themes, covering all types
- [Start Bootstrap](https://startbootstrap.com/): Free website template library for Bootstrap ecosystem
- [Colorlib](https://colorlib.com/wp/free-wordpress-themes/): Many free website templates with beautiful designs

These website templates come with source code. Download a good one, throw the code to AI, and let it modify the content. The style will be accurately reproduced.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601317176-fc548cbf-fecb-4ae7-aa9e-6f573a20d59a.png)

### Method 2: Design-First Development

This method is particularly suitable for large projects.

Simply put, **don't let AI go all-in on the entire project at once**.

For example, the traditional approach is: Help me build a complete SaaS platform including a user system and backend management.

Then AI generates dozens of files for you, only to find that the page style is wrong, requiring rework and wasting Tokens.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601339363-dcbc5190-fdfe-4a1c-b231-885545a855bc.png)

The recommended approach is **breaking it into steps**. First, let AI create a frontend website demo, just a static page. Once satisfied with the design, let AI develop the complete project based on the demo code.

If AI generates something like this, definitely don't let it continue!

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601353690-2df4bbca-7140-446c-af0e-f7111bc9ea98.png)

Here’s a powerful AI design tool recommendation: [Google Stitch](https://stitch.withgoogle.com/).

Just input a description, and it can generate professional interface prototypes.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601399879-e2a70816-4e5a-4da3-b5a5-397e9c9f596f.png)

You can even sketch on paper, take a photo, upload it, and it will recognize and convert it into code.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601433733-0fa47423-cb67-4860-993d-17fb4a463d69.png)

You can manually modify the design theme or annotate parts to be adjusted, letting AI quickly make changes.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601453928-09f4b942-4cb6-4df6-a2f8-047008f6011d.png)

After design completion, export the file or download the code, then feed it to AI programming tools like Cursor for further development. This way, the style is set and won't deviate.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601475052-01de6924-0e89-4ad2-b0bc-cd45e778509e.png)

Of course, if you can use more professional design tools like [Figma](https://www.figma.com/), you can first design the website clearly in Figma.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601491432-a98ef003-f613-43e8-9333-b709df447703.png)

Then, with the [Figma MCP](https://github.com/GLips/Figma-Context-MCP) extension, let AI directly read your Figma design files and generate code based on the design.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601504433-d43ef9b4-ca40-49c0-977c-170ab43af4f8.png)

Additionally, there’s a tool called [Onlook](https://www.onlook.ai/), dubbed the Cursor for designers, allowing designers to visually edit web code, seamlessly integrating design and development.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769518652135-ad6e4342-4a01-483e-8d42-bd5e38c53550.png)

### Method 3: Enrich Website Images

Generally, AI-generated websites lack images. We can make the website more personalized by adding images.

No need to let AI generate images from scratch; just tell AI to actively find images and where to find them.

Image resources mainly include illustrations, icons, real photos, and placeholders.

1) Illustration library [unDraw](https://undraw.co/): Many free SVG illustrations, customizable colors.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601537109-69845405-15c2-49c8-be61-ab07d9dd60ab.png)

2) Icon library [Iconify](https://iconify.design/): Over 200,000 free vector icons.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601552661-0984adc0-a931-434f-bf6b-bebdcfcf7585.png)

3) Real photos [Pexels](https://www.pexels.com/): Free high-quality photo library, also provides API for quick image searches.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601563667-0d0ee4ec-6b47-403c-ae3b-fef23771b47a.png)

4) Placeholder images [Picsum Photos](https://picsum.photos/): Use URL to specify image size, refreshing with different real photos each time.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601577827-353e909f-344c-4807-aae4-4a5d075953c9.png)

If your AI programming tool supports web reading, directly let AI search for images from these websites:

```markdown
I’m developing a photography portfolio website.
Please search and integrate image resources as needed:
1. Illustrations: Use undraw.co, search for illustrations related to the website content.
2. Icons: Use Iconify icon library.
3. Real photos: Use Pexels to search for real photos.
4. Placeholder images: Use Picsum Photos as temporary placeholders.
```

Now, the generated website looks much more mature, right?

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601635196-ea757546-bd01-4b6d-a0c7-382b315f564a.png)

### Method 4: Prompt Constraints

Even without fancy tools, just clearly stating your requirements when talking to AI can make the website more professional.

Claude’s official Cookbook has an article [Frontend Aesthetics](https://platform.claude.com/cookbook/coding-prompting-for-frontend-aesthetics) (Frontend Aesthetics), specifically discussing how to avoid AI-generated generic designs.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601710440-6f8ffae7-3a7c-4b7f-afb9-2b0bca8008d5.png)

Here are some prompt techniques I commonly use.

#### 1) Reverse Prompts

Don’t just say "what you want," but also "what you don’t want."

```plain
Design Prohibitions:
❌ Purple/indigo gradients
❌ Flat background colors (must have noise or gradients)
❌ Hero + three-card layout
❌ Perfect center alignment
❌ High-sounding professional jargon and meaningless phrases
❌ Emojis as functional icons
❌ Linear animations ease-in-out
```

Clearly stating these prohibitions prevents AI from going rogue.

#### 2) Role Setting

Give AI a persona, for example:

```markdown
You are a senior independent designer specializing in "anti-mainstream" web aesthetics.
You despise cookie-cutter SaaS templates, believing software interfaces should have texture and soul.
Your creative boundaries:
- "Modern but not purple" → Try dark gray + orange
- "Minimalist but warm" → Use generous whitespace + hand-drawn illustrations
- "Techy but not cold" → Use dark + warm accents
```

This way, AI knows it’s not making standard answers but creating designs with personality.

#### 3) Reject Hollow Copy

AI loves writing "sounds impressive but says nothing" copy.

You need to clearly state copy requirements:

```plain
Website text must:
- Be specific: "Save 2 hours of repetitive work daily" (don’t say "increase productivity")
- Be conversational: "Use it as naturally as breathing" (don’t say "excellent user experience")
- Have emotion: "No more searching through 10 groups for files" (don’t say "efficient collaboration")
- Even provoke: "Stop pretending you’ll read those PPTs"
```

This makes the copy more human-like.

#### 4) Context Injection

AI often generates generic designs because it doesn’t know what "feeling" you want to convey.

So we can try **feeding AI emotions first, then requesting designs**.

For example, if you want to create a techy blog website, say:

```markdown
First, read this passage: "Hackers & Painters" - Programming languages are for thinking.

Now design the blog homepage based on this calm, rational emotion:
- Color scheme: Dark gray + cool blue
- Layout: Rational, orderly
- Feeling: Thoughtful, focused
```

AI aligns visual parameters (color, spacing, fonts) with textual emotional features (calm, rational), generating designs with a specific atmosphere.

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601745340-d621e29c-76f7-4a8f-af01-7271d88c5272-20260128202014218.png)

Like directing an actor, don’t tell them to act happy; let them recall a happy memory, and the emotion naturally emerges.

#### 5) Reuse Prompts

With so many constraints, you can’t manually write them every time.

So save prompts as project rule files [AGENTS.md](https://agents.md/), facilitating reuse.

[AGENTS.md](https://agents.md/) is an open standard allowing different AI tools to read the same rule file, supported by mainstream AI programming tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, etc.).

![](https://pic.yupi.icu/1/1769601770744-9db9fb73-1210-4807-8c41-3e1248a88455.png)

For example, here’s a prompt template I prepared, including all the techniques mentioned:

```markdown
# Project Design Rules (AGENTS.md)

## Role Setting
You are a senior independent designer specializing in "anti-mainstream" web aesthetics.
You despise cookie-cutter SaaS templates, pursuing warmth in every pixel.

## ❌ Absolute Prohibitions

### Color Prohibitions
- Purple/indigo/blue-purple gradients (#6366F1, #8B5CF6)
- Flat background colors (must have noise or gradients)
- Tailwind default color palette

### Layout Prohibitions
- Hero + three-card layout
- Perfect center alignment
- Equal-width columns (must be asymmetric)

### Copy Prohibitions
- High-sounding professional jargon and meaningless phrases
- Lorem Ipsum placeholder text
- Passive voice and long sentences

### Component Prohibitions
- Shadcn/Material UI default components (must be deeply customized)
- Emojis as functional icons
- Linear animations (ease-in-out)

## ✅ Must-Follow Rules

### Copy Style
- Conversational, like chatting with a friend
- Specific, with numbers and scenarios
- Can be humorous, self-deprecating, even provocative
- No sentence over 15 words

### Image System
- Icons: Use Iconify icon library