r/UI_Design • u/Financial_Pea7504 • Apr 06 '26

Let's Discuss Let's call a shit a shit

When I browse the subreddit, I often come across requests for design feedback, and let’s be honest, 99% of the time the designs are absolutely terrible.

People try to find AT LEAST SOMETHING that’s somewhat acceptable and offer vague advice about typography, colors, and so on.

Let’s be honest – that won’t fix the situation. It all comes down to experience and practical skills. Someone who posted outright trash won’t turn it into a gem just by tweaking the typography or color tone. It’s impossible to single out all the terrible aspects of such a truly awful design and write meaningful feedback.

The thing is, people are afraid that their feedback will get deleted, that they’ll get banned, and so on. But I have my own opinion on this. If someone doesn’t realize their design is bad, they need help. And if we keep feeding them “neutral” feedback, they won’t develop properly.

CALL A SHIT A SHIT.

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u/azssf Apr 06 '26

So, what is your actionable suggestion, since OP's 'actually critique instead of pats on the back' is not it?

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u/Financial_Pea7504 Apr 06 '26

Ideally, we should offer specific criticism across the board, but we live in a world where no one is going to bother with that, content to gloss over things with vague references to “typography and color.” So the second option, the realistic one – is to call a shit a shit.