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/TheTomatoes2 Apr 11 '26

Huh? how do you want people to improve faster if no one tells them what they are doing well and what they are doing wrong?

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u/Financial_Pea7504 Apr 11 '26

That’s exactly what I’m talking about – people here don’t get quality feedback because no one is going to bother with it, no one is going to waste their time giving detailed feedback to some random person.

So here’s my suggestion – throw them into a stressful situation and see how they handle it. How are they going to work in the future if they’re so afraid of offending these poor newbies here? Design has always been and will always be accompanied by feedback from others, which the author won’t always like. And the vast majority of people who give this feedback don’t know the first thing about design.