HTML is All You Need (for Agents to Make Graphics) - Amol Kapoor, Nori
Jun 28, 2026 · 7:00
Amol Kapoor, CEO of Nori Agentic, argues that coding agents can create high-quality visual artifacts like slides, docs, and videos by using HTML instead of traditional design tools. He explains that agents think in language and structure, not pixels, so tools like PowerPoint or Figma force them into a human-centric approach that fails. By giving agents HTML—a language they understand intuitively—they can produce properly aligned, themed graphics without manually placing coordinates. Kapoor demonstrates this with the 'pelican riding a bicycle' test, where models fail at raw SVG but succeed with HTML. He applies this method at Nori to build board decks, sales decks, and even animated videos purely with HTML and CSS. The episode advocates for 'thinking like the model' and concludes that for graphics, HTML is all you need.
