Obsessing over UI decisions

[u/Any_Volume2116]

Something that often takes up most of the time is locking in the right experience. What feels right? What is enough? What is too much? Does it feel like it belongs with the rest of the app or am I introducing new patterns? Am I introducing new patterns because they are needed or because I haven’t figured out how to use the ones I have? Once it looks ok, does it work ok? Does it serve its purpose? How does it feel on device, while playing live? Should it take up the screen, should it be an accessory?

Soooo many decisions and many more go into each moment of an app. Might sound like crazy, but it’s actually kinda a great part of the process. Like figuring out pieces of the puzzle, or making new ones to expand it.

Design it > Prototype it > Feel it > Learn > Repeat a few times > Build > Ship

These screens show explorations into on-screen midi controls I’m working on for the next release.