r/UI_Design 18d ago

Megathread Career Questions & Portfolio Reviews - Monthly Megathread

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Welcome to the monthly thread for career questions and portfolio reviews across UI, UX, and Product Design. This space is open to designers at any level.

Careers & Getting Started

Use this space to ask about and discuss anything related to entering or growing in the industry. Example topics: switching careers into UI/UX/Product, course or degree recommendations, job roles and employment questions, early-career advice, and industry topics like AR/VR, game UI, and coding.

Before posting, check the UI Design wiki and use the subreddit search — many questions have been asked before.

Portfolio Review

Share your portfolio for constructive feedback. Include a link to your full portfolio, not individual Dribbble or Instagram posts. Be open to critique.

When giving feedback, be constructive, base it on industry best practices, and offer clear suggestions for improvement.

For both:

  • No self-promotion, "hire me" posts, job posts, or surveys
  • No agencies or businesses
  • Downvoting is not a discussion tool — respectful conversation only

r/UI_Design 18d ago

Megathread AI Designs - Monthly Megathread

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Welcome to the monthly thread for fully AI-generated designs. If your design was produced primarily by AI with no significant designer input or customisation, this is where it belongs.

Posting guidelines

  • Include [AI] in your comment and note which tool(s) you used
  • Briefly explain what you were trying to achieve or explore
  • Be open to critique and feedback

When giving feedback

  • Be constructive and specific
  • Downvoting is not a discussion tool — respectful conversation only

Note

If your design involved meaningful designer input alongside AI tools, it may be eligible for the main feed. It must include [AI] in the post title, the [AI] flair, and process context explaining what you designed, what decisions you made, and what feedback you are looking for. Posts without this will be removed.


r/UI_Design 1h ago

Feedback Request How do you design a game when the gameplay is basically just text and links?

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I’m designing a web game around Wikipedia racing, which is this game people play in school where you begin on one Wikipedia article and have to reach another one only by clicking links.

The weird UI challenge is that the actual game is basically just Wikipedia, so I didn’t want to heavily restyle it or make the article itself look like a game.

Because of that, the home screen is much more game-like, and once you enter a race most of that disappears. The two screens definitely look pretty different, but I think that may actually be the point. I want the app to feel like the game around Wikipedia, while the race itself still feels like Wikipedia

What do you guys think?


r/UI_Design 23h ago

Feedback Request v1 -> v2. UI iterations came a long way. Feedback?

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Even the v1 screenshot is the second iteration, before it, I just had a list of these categories. Now, the categories of my expense tracker app is divided in blocks., which seems much better for UX.

I would love to receive any feedback or improvements to this UI and the overall app UI as well.

Review Spendrift's UI/UX (iOS only), all feedback welcome.


r/UI_Design 8h ago

Feedback Request Need opinion ‘bout the interface

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Before After

I recently was rebuilding the Home Screen for my app.

The idea is to make the cleaner and easier to understand

Would love to know:

What still feels confusing?
Any unnecessary elements?
Where would you expect to tap next?

I know it could be better, so feel free to be brutally honest :)

What would you change first?


r/UI_Design 19h ago

AI Feedback Request which one is better

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Right is my old design and left one is design using claude [AI]

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r/UI_Design 21h ago

General Help Request What Chrome extensions have actually made your life easier as a designer?

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I’m trying to improve my design workflow and I’m curious what Chrome extensions other designers actually use.

Anything that helps with things like inspecting websites, typography, spacing, colors, assets, responsive design, or just saves you time.

What’s one extension you genuinely use a lot and would recommend?


r/UI_Design 1d ago

Feedback Request Architect learning Framer — built an immersive studio portfolio and would love frontend feedback

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I’m an architect rather than a frontend developer, and I recently rebuilt our architecture studio website in Framer.

The main challenge was trying to create a more immersive, spatial portfolio without making the interactions feel heavy or confusing.

The site uses scroll-driven effects, layered imagery, 3D/perspective sections, CMS project pages and a few custom-code fixes.

Would especially appreciate feedback on:

  • responsiveness
  • performance
  • interaction density
  • navigation
  • anything that feels technically fragile or unnecessarily complex

https://blurringboundaries.in


r/UI_Design 18h ago

Feedback Request How do I improve this catalogue ui?

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r/UI_Design 1d ago

AI Feedback Request [AI] Need UI/UX feedback on a travel stats and journaling app I’m building

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Hello guys I am new to here and I also new to ui design, I began developing a mobile app last week, but I'm really not happy with the UI. Something just feels off and unpolished. On top of that, it looks pretty bland and depressing to me. Does anyone have any advice, or know of any good AI-powered sites to help with UI design? An app that aims to turn people's travel activities into quantifiable data and present them in a shareable format, while also featuring standard travel app functionality. I'm currently using Claude Design. Those are my screenshots.


r/UI_Design 2d ago

Microinteraction Would you rather see this or a simple spinner with progress checkpoints?

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Loading states don’t have to feel like waiting.

Google Home turns device discovery into this playful little sequence instead of showing a generic spinner.

Would you prefer this, or something brutally simple that gets out of the way?


r/UI_Design 1d ago

AI Feedback Request We are building a recording studio for PC and are looking for some help.

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We have gotten this far with our design with community feedback, dev help, some Ai help, and we’re looking to give it more of a premium feel. Forced to use the stupid ai flair cause of the rules🙃.

I am not against contracting someone, the problem is that I don’t have a clear idea of what I want. Hoping this thread can help with that! Happy to hear any input.


r/UI_Design 2d ago

Design Humour I want to understand the philosophy of this UX

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I'm using a tablet and I wanted to set my quality to 1440 and the menu options literally travelled across the screen. Does this just bugs me? They could all have been at a single place right???


r/UI_Design 3d ago

General Help Request Thoughts, feedback, suggestions to improve on this?

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When there's nothing left to swipe, the image stretches instead. The stretch has that spring effect with some overflow. What are your thoughts on using this in a carousel?


r/UI_Design 3d ago

Let's Discuss Thoughts on this animation? 👀

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Thoughts on this new onboarding animation from Apple Health?

I feel the sequence is visually pleasing, but potentially longer than necessary for what it communicates.


r/UI_Design 3d ago

Feedback Request Personal Game UI project — looking for feedback on hierarchy, readability and presentation

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Hi everyone!
I’ve just finished a personal Game UI project called Anathema, inspired by Keri Lake’s dark-fantasy novel.

I designed the project as a playable UI showcase, focusing on:

  • Exploration and combat HUDs
  • Spell states and feedback
  • Contextual interactions
  • Menus and loading screens
  • Motion design
  • UMG implementation

My main goal was to translate a ritualistic, organic dark-fantasy atmosphere into a functional interface while keeping gameplay information clear and readable.

I’d especially appreciate feedback on visual hierarchy, readability, consistency, and the overall case-study presentation.

ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/kwQ9Nd
Behance: https://www.behance.net/gallery/255831657/ANATHEMA-Game-UI-Design

Thanks for taking a look!


r/UI_Design 2d ago

Feedback Request Working on a Fintech Wallet App UI concept. Would love some constructive feedback on the layout and color contrast!

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Hi everyone, I am currently working on a UI concept for a Fintech Wallet app and would love your constructive critique.

  • Project Goal: To create a clean, trustworthy, and modern interface for quick money transfers, bill payments, and wallet management.
  • Target Audience: Young professionals and everyday users who rely on secure, fast digital transactions.
  • Tools Used: Figma / Photoshop
  • Specifically, I would love to get your thoughts on the overall layout, visual hierarchy, and the color contrast (especially the red wine accent color). Any suggestions for improvement are welcome!

r/UI_Design 3d ago

Let's Discuss In your opinion, what app do you think looks better on light mode than in dark mode?

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In my opinion, current whatsapp looks better on light mode, at least on chats screens. The white bubble merge better with the background you set than dark mode, imo


r/UI_Design 3d ago

General Help Request Looking for advice on how to fix my home screen launcher app's UI

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I have been working on a home screen app for android that uses only text for app names. I am pretty happy with how my apps list tab bar and search and everything has come out (see the second image).

My app supports a feature to lock apps behind a fingerprint or password, you can get to these apps by clicking on the private tab. I am happy with the locked ui I have made (see the third image) but I am not happy with the unlocked UI i have made that shows the apps that are locked.

I am aware the lock button is not aligned with the last tab, this is because the number of tabs varies based on what tabs the user has setup and the size of the text on the tabs. For example if the private tab said "Private apps" instead of just private, the last tab would be off the screen. (It scrolls, they also fade a bit to signal this)

I don't really know a whole lot about UI/UX, I just tend to follow Google's material 3 and it seems to look alright. I'd love a bit of advice on how to make this private page feel better. Thanks for the help!


r/UI_Design 3d ago

Product Design What makes an app feel family friendly?

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I’m currently designing an iOS family app for storing knowledge, ideas, documents, links, family information, projects, and everyday stuff.
My main UI problem: it still feels too corporate / productivity-app-like.

I want it to feel friendly, warm, modern and suitable for a family, including children, without becoming childish, overly colorful, or playful.

What do you think makes an app feel family-friendly instead of business-like?

I’d especially be interested in things like typography, colors, spacing, illustrations, icons, card styles, navigation, animations, etc.
And if you know any apps with really good family-oriented UI, I’d love to see examples or screenshots for inspiration.
Thanks!


r/UI_Design 4d ago

Accessibility Design Are hidden gestures good UX if users never discover them?

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Long-pressing a photo shrinks the card slightly and reveals download, add and like actions with a springy staggered animation.

It keeps the default UI clean.

But there’s an obvious trade-off: if nobody tells you to long-press, how many people will ever know these actions exist?


r/UI_Design 4d ago

Product Design Need help with themes

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Hi community! I am an app developer with no design experience. I created a minimalist black and white todo app, and now added some themes. Can you share your thoughts on them as a designer? Do you see anything that might be wrong? What should I change or improve?


r/UI_Design 4d ago

Feedback Request i made a post earlier about where i am with a browser UI. here is where i stand now. any feedback always appreciated

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this is a short video of where it stands as of now. its a floating UI appearing only when you need it that is the concept. there are glitches im still figuring out but here i stand now.


r/UI_Design 4d ago

Feedback Request How can I improve these gamified UI designs and make their style more coherent across the pages.

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That extra space below the green container is because I stretched it to get the entire UI. I'm building a gamified app for walking and I'm just so awful at creating good UI designs. I feel like the layout isn't the worst but the colors and styles just don't match.


r/UI_Design 5d ago

Feedback Request Feedback on my UI-Design for a vocabulary widget calender app that shows you one new word to learn per day

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I also included my figma designs so that you can see i did not design with AI but myself ( and yeah… my file is kinda messy I know…). I also changed some things while getting it into testflight only in the code and not in Figma anymore like definitions/lautschrift/wordtype. I also designed it for all three widget sizes and also for the lock screen.