I've been leveraging LLMs to quickly build out React apps, which is great, but I'm really struggling with the design aspect. My apps function well, but they lack that polished look, and I end up in an unproductive loop of CSS adjustments.
Has anyone explored using LLMs specifically for design improvements? How can they be harnessed to create more visually appealing outcomes without the endless tweaking?
Thanks!
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/design-copilot/hgal...
Screenshot component -> design feedback, repeat loop , all without leaving your locally server page
People who do not yet have style guidelines or a cohesive UX could get that first step towards such things from an LLM, so long as they understand that it will not help them get any farther than that.
Other GPTs that work on image models can produce a UI based on your design spec, but it's only a picture of the UI (created by predicting pixels). Those systems can't produce the code that would render such a UI.
That's not the same as seeing a novel design and implementing it.
So much of this AI buzz is people just taking what they get and pretending it's exactly what they intended/envisoned, which they're just labeling whatever comes out
Try asking for an SVG of a cow jumping over a moon. Then tell me, honestly, it's anything like what you imagined in your head
it is not just boilerplate components, it can do ridiculously complex UI logic (e.g. 27 tab page (don’t ask) with crazy validation dependencies) and ridiculously complex UI/UX
Material UI is kind of old looking now, but widely used.
They're great for getting something up as a starting point. But at least right now, you really are going to want to do the hand tweaking and polishing yourself.
The people who are going to get the most benefits from this are those that adapt to this workflow -- not trying to force the LLMs to do things they can't but rather working in conjunction with their limitations and augmenting them with your own skills and letting them augment you with their capabilities. It's a give and take. You still need to be in the loop to have the best outcomes.