Rules for creating good-looking user interfaces, from a developer
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Creating good-looking user interfaces has always been a struggle for me. If you’re in the same camp, this might help.

I recently redesigned Lighthouse, and during that process built a system that helped me create much better designs than I ever did before.

This system is about achieving the best possible design with the least amount of effort. There’s no need to know about the psychological impact of colors, which fonts are best for which purpose, golden ratios, etc. This is expert-level design knowledge that is just distracting if you’re not on that level. The key is to focus on the few important aspects, and not try to optimize every tiny detail.

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