I Asked AI to Fix My UI 20+ Times. The Problem Wasn't My Prompts.
The author explores the challenges of using AI for UI design feedback, revealing that the AI struggled to understand vague instructions. Despite attempts to provide specific prompts, the AI still produced inconsistent results due to a lack of defined design parameters. Ultimately, the author concludes that the issue lies not with the AI's capabilities but with the complexity of design decisions across different layers.
- ▪The author experienced difficulties when asking AI for UI feedback, as it often misinterpreted vague instructions.
- ▪Specific prompts improved the AI's responses but highlighted issues with global design decisions not being consistently defined.
- ▪The author realized that the AI's inability to remember design context contributed to inconsistent styling across different pages.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 2904651) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } yuki uix Posted on May 26 I Asked AI to Fix My UI 20+ Times. The Problem Wasn't My Prompts. #css #ai #webdev #designsystem The feature was done. Everything worked. I opened the browser, looked at the page, and thought: it's functional, but it's just... off. So I did what felt natural — I asked AI to help fix the styling. That's when things got weird. When I was building features, AI understood me perfectly. "Add a loading state to this button." Done.
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