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MOHAMMED ARIF S
MOHAMMED ARIF S

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My AI-Powered Cross-Platform UI with Hot Design

๐ŸŒŸ What I Built

I recreated a modern cross-platform UI inspired by a beautifully structured mobile dashboard layout. My goal was to take a clean, minimal interface concept and rebuild it using Uno Platform Studio Proโ€™s Hot Design tool, enhanced with the AI-powered Hot Design Agent.

This concept was chosen because it allowed me to explore live UI adjustments, dynamic layouts, and Hot Reload synchronization โ€” giving me full control over design refinement while the app was running.

๐ŸŽจ Original Design Reference

I selected a sleek mobile UI concept featuring:

A hero header

Card-based layout

Rounded controls

A modern light theme

(Screenshots would appear here in the final post.)

๐ŸŽฅ Demo

I built and ran the project across supported targets using Uno Platform.
The demo includes:

Running the app directly from the IDE

Editing UI elements visually in Hot Design

Syncing changes instantly with Hot Reload

Showcasing real-time AI-assisted UI modifications

(Links to video demo + GitHub repo would go here.)

๐Ÿค– Hot Design Agent in Action

Using the Hot Design Agent was the highlight of my build.
The AI Agent helped me:

Adjust control spacing and padding

Improve text hierarchy

Suggest responsive layout behavior

Fix alignment issues instantly

Apply cleaner styling with just natural language requests

All changes happened live while the app was running โ€” no rebuilds needed.

(Screenshots / recordings would be shown here.)

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Design Process

My workflow using Hot Design + Hot Reload:

  1. Launched my running app from the IDE

  2. Opened Hot Design and selected UI controls visually

  3. Modified XAML elements and bindings in real-time

  4. Used AI Agent to refine typography, spacing, and layout suggestions

  5. Observed changes instantly reflected back into the IDE and running app

  6. Tested across platforms to confirm responsive behavior

Controls modified included:

TextBlocks (font size, weight, alignment)

StackPanels & Grids (spacing, horizontal/vertical alignment)

Cards & Borders (corner radius, padding)

Buttons (styles, icons, elevation)

๐Ÿ“˜ Key Takeaways

Hereโ€™s what I learned through this Hot Design challenge:

AI-assisted UI design greatly speeds up the iteration process

Visual editing + Hot Reload provides instant feedback, reducing guesswork

Adjusting complex layouts becomes far more intuitive

Hot Design Agent bridges the gap between designers and developers

Compared to traditional XAML editing, this approach feels faster, smarter, and more creative

Uno Platformโ€™s cross-platform sync makes it easy to preview UI on multiple targets

This experience showed how AI + live design tools can transform the way modern .NET apps are built.

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