writingsJun 28, 2026
redesigning a mobile web app
A structured critique of a generated interface, walked through screen by screen.
01
Distracting color usage
There's a lot of color being used as background elements, but not intentionally. Sometimes things are highlighted when completed, sometimes when it's a system action. Everything has a background color, making the interface visually unbalanced.
02
Default purple AI
The help button uses a generic purple that feels like default AI-generated styling. It betrays the fact that we're using a generated interface and doesn't engender trust.
03
Lack of visual focus in CTAs
Primary buttons don't look like primary buttons. There's no clear visual hierarchy drawing attention to the most important actions.
Task list — every card competing for attention.01 / 03