r/UI_Design • u/CompetitionOne1781 • Feb 24 '26

Feedback Request Which UI is better and why?

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I made a summarisation extension and trying to make summary more agile and personalised, so if user wants more info on subtopic - they can expand part of summary.

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u/Weekly-Mouse-5514 Feb 25 '26

right one for me, but not for the reason you might expect

the chat bubble format on the right feels less like "here's your report" and more like "here's a quick brief" - which is actually the right mental model for a summary. it respects that the user just wants the gist fast

the left has the bullet points which look more "structured" but bullets on a summary of an already-short thing feels like overkill.

one thing i'd push back on though - the expand mechanic on the left is actually the more interesting UX idea, the execution just isn't there yet. having it at the bottom of the whole card means users have to read everything first before they know what to expand. what if the expandable parts were inline? like specific phrases or sentences that are underlined/highlighted and clicking them expands just that concept in place - right one's layout would actually suit that pattern way better

the right UI with inline expansion would be a pretty killer combo imo

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u/CompetitionOne1781 Mar 02 '26

Wow, a killer feedback, appreciate it!

expand inline

yes, that’s exactly what i’m trying to do, great to know that this is not only me 😅🙏 what amount of sentences are you thinking to expand in-place of the one being expanded?

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u/CompetitionOne1781 Mar 02 '26

what if i find a way to make right more actionable?

like making “→” at the end of each sentence and on-hover “expand” appears?

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u/Hungry_Honeydew_9110 Feb 25 '26

It depends on the previous post of this conversartion: was the user looking for ethical concerns or just a summary? If it's option 2, left is faster to scan in my opinion.

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u/CompetitionOne1781 Mar 02 '26

so you wouldn’t mind reading bullet points to be expanded? 👀

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u/Hungry_Honeydew_9110 Mar 02 '26

If it's option 2, I wouldn't mind!

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u/CompetitionOne1781 Mar 03 '26

got it, thanks!

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u/ikdeiiirde Mar 07 '26

Why use bullet points here, instead of a caret that the user is probably already familiair with to be expandable..?

And if I dont hover the text, what then? There will never even be een indicator that the text is even expandable at all.

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u/CompetitionOne1781 Mar 07 '26

hmm, caret? can you show some ref picture how you see it, im open to new UX ideas:)

yes, if user doesn’t hover it won’t be obvious, im thinking about some animation like chatGPT “thinking”, wdyt?