Parallel Design Variants

Overview

Generate N genuinely different design directions at once, each built by its own subagent locked to a distinct visual reference, collect them in one gallery, pick winners, then run a second round that mixes the winning styles.

Core principle: divergence comes from reference anchors, not from asking "be creative." Ten subagents told "make a nice hero" produce ten similar heroes. Ten subagents anchored to terminal / broadsheet / brutalist / swiss / zine produce ten different worlds. Same content, different reference → real choice.

When to Use

• You'd otherwise build one design and iterate — but you don't yet know the direction.
• Redesign, landing, hero, thumbnail layout, email, slide system, any visual surface.
• Live/stream or team bake-off where people vote on options.

Not for: a single known direction (just build it), or pixel-level refinement of one chosen design (that's normal iteration).

The Loop