How I Started Building Neat App UIs Using Two Simple Rules

I'm Rooqi — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 04:18:32 +0000

I’ve never been into UI/UX design — I mostly focus on logic and functionality. I'm not quite good in making uis, but this week, I learned and i tried applying two simple design rules in my ui making, and my projects started to look completely different.

The Two Rules I Follow:

Leave enough space (padding, margins, gaps), it instantly makes everything look calm and readable.
Use only 2–3 colors, it keeps the app cohesive and easy on the eyes.

Once I started following these, I realized making clean designs doesn’t have to be a big deal. Even simple layouts started feeling modern and organized if you try following these two rules carefully. Here's some projects i try applying these rules on,

Both use these rules — and they look better many times without any fancy design tools. I learned that simplicity is the real design power. You don’t have to love UI — just keep it clean, consistent, and calm.

Learning Web Development Entirely from Mobile — My Journey Begins

I'm Rooqi — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 03:36:58 +0000

Hey everyone, I’m Farooq!
I’m currently learning frontend development — focused on core technologies like Vanilla JS, HTML, and CSS — completely from my mobile setup.

It’s not always easy, but I'm really interested in development, creating things, solving problems, building small web applications and tools that do or solve, even something small.

This is my first post on DEV, and I’ll be sharing weekly updates about my learning progress, small projects, and the lessons I pick up along the way.

My goal is to grow step by step, build real things, and inspire others who might be learning with limited tools too.

Thanks for reading, and feel free to follow along — I’d love to connect with others on a similar path.

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How I Started Building Neat App UIs Using Two Simple Rules

Learning Web Development Entirely from Mobile — My Journey Begins