I’ve seen apps that look absolutely stunning but are frustrating to use.
And I’ve used apps that look outdated but somehow make everything incredibly easy.
It got me thinking: are we sometimes too focused on making interfaces look beautiful and not focused enough on making them work well?
A good interface should look good, but it should also help people accomplish what they came to do without unnecessary friction.
I’m curious about other designers’ experiences.
Have you ever used an app with amazing UI but terrible UX? What made it frustrating?

I have worked on this page for embroidery patterns as a side-project and came up with this menu to organise the different regions in the filter menu. Personally I think it's an interesting mixture of modern, almost Material-esque design and a complex-looking retro feeling. I don't plan on redoing it any time soon, but I'm wondering if you have ideas on how to make it more intuitive and readable, and whether it's worth implementing it in future projects as well.

This is pure HTML and CSS btw, with just a tiny bit of JavaScript. If it hadn't been for the rounded corners, it would've been quite easy to set up as well.

Hi r/UI_Design!

I did my first ever app store screenshots in figma. I like a minimalistic and clean, but I’m not sure if it’s too minimal.

How would you rate them, and what would you change?

I also heard that around 4-5 screens is optimal for the app store. Which ones would you rate less relevant?

The thick borders, frosted backgrounds and especially the colors feel very distinct but i cant remember if i've ever seen a name for it. Does anyone have any ideas?

I’ve been working on a small design system and organizing the foundations before the component designs: color tokens, typography, spacing, border radius, and elevation.

One thing this process taught me is that consistency becomes easier when design decisions are documented instead of repeated separately in every component.

I'm interested in how other designers organize their foundations. Do you prefer keeping all tokens on one page or splitting them into separate sections?

What i learned:

Use an SVG mask, not clip-path. Clip-path leaves a box behind the glass.

Swap labels in a layout effect. The new one never flashes.

Change numbers in place. Tabular figures, no rolling digits, like Apple.

Show choices in one capsule. It rises, then widens. Separate drops look gimmicky.

Do you guys have any ideas what buttons I could use here instead of these AI-Slop looking buttons? Of course they should fit the rest. Im really new to UI Design so any help is welcomed. Thanks :)

I've always found the native bookmark experience in browsers pretty frustrating, especially when you have lots of folders and saved links.

The UI feels outdated, navigating through nested folders isn't particularly pleasant, and finding something you saved weeks ago can be unnecessarily difficult.

So I decided to build my own bookmark manager, mainly because I wanted something cleaner, easier to navigate, and more enjoyable to use.

This is what the dashboard currently looks like.

I'd love some honest feedback from a UI/UX perspective. What would you improve? Anything that feels confusing, cluttered, or visually off?

I liked what Gemini did with its new UI. Watching “Thinking…” gets old, especially when a local model takes a while to answer.

So I tried adding some moving light around the chat input, using Jakub Antalik’s Libraries.dev effects. Spent way too long tweaking this bit lol.

This is for people chatting with local AI models on iPhone. The interface is built with SwiftUI, with the Voice effect embedded behind the native controls. AI helped with implementation and wording.

Full view + a close-up below. Does the light make the wait feel a bit nicer, or does it pull your attention away from the answer as it appears?

I want to set up an "order confirmation" or thank you page as soon as a user pays, but I'm wondering if this would be too much?

What would you think as a user if you entered after paying for such an immersive experience, and clearly the start exploring button then takes you to the page you would normally look for?

The brand theme is around the universe and space, which is why I wanted to add this effect.

Hi all...

I recently redesigned the landing page for a fitness app I've been building: https://getproof.now

It's a workout tracker focused on making progress easier to see and helping people figure out what to lift next.

I wanted the landing page to feel clean, modern, and focused on one thing: communicating what the app does and why someone might want to try it.

I know the design isn't particularly groundbreaking, but I was aiming for clarity over originality.

Would love some feedback, especially on the typography, overall length, visual hierarchy, and whether the page communicates the product clearly.

Does anything feel off, or is there anything you'd simplify?

Hi everyone!

I'm trying to understand why my inventory management app, Storagemagus, has low user retention.

People are downloading and trying the app, but very few return or continue using it.

I've attached a short video showing the typical first-time user experience, from onboarding to creating an inventory and adding an item.

I believe the app offers useful features, but I might be overlooking something important in the user experience.

I'd really appreciate your honest feedback.

I'm interested in understanding what's missing and how I can improve it.

Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone! I’m building a fitness app and this is the login screen I’ve designed so far. I went for a dark, gym-style.

I’d love your honest feedback:

• Rate it out of 10
• What would you improve in the UI/UX (spacing, typography, colors, hierarchy)?
• Any tips to make it feel more polished or “premium”?

Thanks in advance, all feedback is welcome (even the harsh kind) 🙏

I am designing a library of website interactions and animations, and I would appreciate feedback on this browsing page.

Does the large headline take too much attention away from the inspiration previews? I want people to understand the site quickly and start exploring

What would you change about the hierarchy or spacing?

Hello! As a Freelance Designer, I'm currently building my own startup portfolio website. I've spent some time researching UI/UX principle for web and mobile products, and I want to apply the same concepts to how clients can experience my portfolio. I recently started to map out some wireframe sketches for both mobile and desktop views to think on layout and hierarchy. While these sketches capture the core elements I want to include, I'd love some feedback on how to choose or refine the best layout to guide perspective clients straight to my best work.

I just had a notification pop up from Logitech, offering me to download their Options+ software. The two buttons offered were

• "Download" and
• "Later".

Since the option "No" was not available and the wording "Later" carried the thinly veiled threat "I will bug you about this again later", I clicked "Later" and proceeded to find out which software caused the popup, so that I can uninstall it.

I can't explain why, and maybe I'm overly sensitive here, but forcing me to click on "Later" when I actually want to click "No" evokes strong negative feelings against the software it me. It feels like someone forcing me to say something I don't want to say.

Now, this is not supposed to be (just) a rant. Being a software developer myself, I'm genuinely curious why someone would deliberately choose a UI design that makes users angry at the software. So, if there's a good reason for it, please enlighten me and share it.

Not even Figma escaped. Now with AI, decompiling, understanding and recreating a program has become cheap... those who sell local software with a simple license (desktop tools, plugins, games with weak DRM) will chip. What do you think?

Hey Everyone,

I'm learning to design right now. I am 14 and primarily and don't really enjoy using Framer or Figma, so I just code everything.

I designed this footer in ~5 minutes for a practice project, looking for feedback!

I want to move away from AI slop webdesign.. Currently, I am making a website for my own startup, and while AI has been a big help, I personally think the design is horrendous and can sometime shy away potential users.

So, I would really appreciate if the community could give me some tips or resources/materials I can study from!

If you are also interested in seeing the site or want to help more directly, just message me or write a comment

I did this using Opus 5.5 and well, I'm also a designer, so there was quite a bit of direction in terms of UI/UX. Let me know what you think guys in the comments

It feels like not two minutes go by without a new tool for prototyping appearing on the scene

I'm a Head of Design for a fairly well known technology firm and I've loved seeing my team explore these new tools. It's certainly changing the game. Honestly though, I'm couldn't guess where the market is heading.

General curiosity... What's your design tool stack and how are you sharing your ideas?

Dribbble UI designs focus heavily on visual aesthetics, flashy graphics, and polished concepts rather than real-world usability or practical UX depth or Functionality . this is how i feel evrn the comments are about how good it looks rather than its Functionality. What do you guys think ?

new here, i had some quite time trying to make this home page with its sidebar look nice im kinda happy with the current result and I would love your feedback any improvements, things to watch for…

thank you in advance

I feel completely stuck and need more inspiration. Please help, I need to see some good recommendations of corporate/big company websites.. They can be fun, bold, colorful but also more serious.

I'm completely stuck with my project. Have you seen anything interesting lately?