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Timecodes
0:00 – Intro: Why Designers Keep Making the Same Mistakes
0:27 – The Plan: Redesigning a Real Client Screen at Every Level
1:01 – Beginner Level: 6 Classic Mistakes That Hold You Back
3:01 – Color Theory for Beginners: Avoid the Reverse UI Look
4:00 – Spacing & Structure: Why Random Pixel Values Kill Your Design
5:56 – Junior Designer: Slightly Better Visuals, Still Copy Fails
7:14 – Font Sizes and Spacing Mistakes Still Haunt Juniors
8:03 – Mid-Level Designer: Clearer Copy and Visual Overworking
10:15 – Senior Designer: Mastery in Visuals, Copy, and Spacing
13:50 – The Hidden Mistake Even Senior Designers Make
14:54 – Future of UI: Designing Experiences, Not Just Screens

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Erik's HSB Coloring System:
https://www.learnui.design/blog/the-hsb-color-system-practicioners-primer.html

The 8-pt grid system:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohF93_k3IMk&t=86s

YouTube

Over a decade of designing apps and websites has revealed patterns in the mistakes designers make at different career levels. Using a real client project, the post walks through common errors from beginner to senior levels and provides guidelines to avoid them. Key insights include simplifying visual elements, adopting a systematic approach to color usage, and reducing cognitive load through better copywriting. The post also suggests the importance of creating memorable user experiences in the AI era by treating UI design more dynamically, akin to storytelling in movies.

4 levels of UI/UX design (and BIG mistakes to avoid)