I can't help it, I love beautiful, modern, minimal designs. Most user interfaces just don't appeal to me. Book apps, in particular, often feel old-fashioned. There's nothing wrong with old things though; retro tech from the 80s and 90s has its own charm, and people really knew how to make beautiful things back then.

But bad UI is a different story, it's clumsy, built with off-the-shelf frameworks without much thought, and often lacks proper design guidelines, plan or structure. That's why I can't use Bookwyrm, for example.

I read a lot and have mostly been using https://getbookshelf.com on iOS along with a CSV file since leaving Goodreads. Right now, I'm checking out alternatives. Even StoryGraph doesn't quite do it for me. https://margins.app looks promising, and Bookcover is okay but missing some features.

So, if in another world I decided to make my own fork and app, contribute to Bookwyrm, and completely refresh its UI like I did for Mastodon with the Mastodon Bird UI - what would you think of that?

#Books #BookApps #Margins #BookWyrm #UI #UIDesign #FrontEnd #BookTrackers #OwnYourData #SelfHost

#Design #Experiences
AI agents are about to change software · “I’d encourage you to give them another look.” https://ilo.im/16a50q

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#AI #Agents #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #WebDesign #Development #WebDev #Frontend #Backend

Which of these icons do you most associate with color? As in would you know that one of these as a button would manage/change/edit colors.

I’m going to thread this with a poll because you can’t combine polls/images in Mastodon posts.

Thank you in advance. 🙌🏻

🧵 1/2

#Color #Iconography #Design #UIDesign #VisualFunction

Whoever designed Samsung's calendar alerts needs a stern talking to.

Why is the big button at the bottom of the screen the 'Remind me again' button? And the tiny button below the alert title the 'Dismiss' button?

Smh.

#UIDesign #Samsung #Tech #Design

Audio UIs are like the seed vault for the Skeuomorphism.

There will be draughts, but eventually the rain season comes and it springs back to life.

https://colorpalette.pro by @royalfig

#UIDesign

Audio UIs are like the seed vault for the Skeuomorphism.

There will be draughts, but eventually the rain season comes and it springs back to life.

https://colorpalette.pro by @royalfig

#UIDesign

Je démarre une série de vidéos pour faire découvrir et vous apprendre à utiliser @penpot, le logiciel open-source de design :)

Disponible sur ma chaîne Peertube et bientôt sur Youtube, la première vidéo d'intro se trouve ici, n'hésitez pas à suivre ma chaîne pour ne pas rater la suite de la formation
https://videos.ikacode.com/w/vZz25LkTHBQAMDVnqHSMoi

#design #webdesign #uidesign #penpot #opensource

Audio UIs are like the seed vault for the Skeuomorphism.

There will be draughts, but eventually the rain season comes and it springs back to life.

https://colorpalette.pro by @royalfig

#UIDesign

Material Design founder Matías Duarte joins the show to explore the inception, evolution, and future of Google’s design approach.

📻 Tune in: https://interfacecafe.com/facing-our-interfaces-design-notes-matias-duarte/

#MaterialDesign #UIDesign #FutureOfDesign

Material Design founder Matías Duarte joins the show to explore the inception, evolution, and future of Google’s design approach.

📻 Tune in: https://interfacecafe.com/facing-our-interfaces-design-notes-matias-duarte/

#MaterialDesign #UIDesign #FutureOfDesign

A fun little CSS generator I intend to show my students - metallic efects.

https://design.dev/tools/metallic-effect-generator/?ref=sidebar

#css #frontend #UIDesign

A fun little CSS generator I intend to show my students - metallic efects.

https://design.dev/tools/metallic-effect-generator/?ref=sidebar

#css #frontend #UIDesign

#Design #Guides
Grayscale testing · The missing step in color accessibility https://ilo.im/168557

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#Testing #Grayscales #Colors #Contrast #Accessibility #UiDesign #WebDesign #Development #WebDev #Frontend

Nos étudiantes en M1 du master Design Environnements numériques que je co-dirige avec @nolwennm recherchent des opportunités de stage en UI/UX design entre février et août 2026 !

Si vous connaissez des studios, organisations, labos de recherche, coopératives, associations ou projets que ça pourrait intéresser, faites-moi signe 👋

L'an dernier, la magie du Fediverse avait permis à un de nos étudiants de partir en stage à Nantes chez @ouestware !

#Stages #UIdesign #UXdesign

Nos étudiantes en M1 du master Design Environnements numériques que je co-dirige avec @nolwennm recherchent des opportunités de stage en UI/UX design entre février et août 2026 !

Si vous connaissez des studios, organisations, labos de recherche, coopératives, associations ou projets que ça pourrait intéresser, faites-moi signe 👋

L'an dernier, la magie du Fediverse avait permis à un de nos étudiants de partir en stage à Nantes chez @ouestware !

#Stages #UIdesign #UXdesign

I'm working on redesigning our instance thumbnail. What makes a good thumbnail?

Any tips is greatly appreciated.

#design #uidesign #graphicdesign

I’d love recommendations for illustrators and designers who are making stickers. Anything related to design and typography.

If you know someone, please share their profile or their site.

Thank you! 🫶🏻

#Design#Designer#UI#UIDesign#Typography#Illustration#Stickers

I’d love recommendations for illustrators and designers who are making stickers. Anything related to design and typography.

If you know someone, please share their profile or their site.

Thank you! 🫶🏻

#Design#Designer#UI#UIDesign#Typography#Illustration#Stickers