Title: Design the Details: Empty States
Context: An empty UI does not mean a useless UI. Think of it as an opportunity to speak to your user, What would you say to them?
Synopsis: Most applications do not come preloaded with content, yet we design most UI’s around the content that we imagine users will eventually fill their personalized application with. But what happens the first time the see the app? What happens if they remove everything? The design for nothing can be even more important than the design for everything. It is upon these blank canvases that we can encourage users to add content, or even reward them for shedding the old content that used to live there. Every second of our lives do not need to be filled with noise, nor does every screen that we design need to derive meaning from the things it will eventually hold. Sometimes, less is indeed more…
Best Bit: “Don’t be afraid to be different. Empty views are a blank canvas after all and provide a great opportunity to do something fun or inspiring. Be unique.”
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