Ask HN: How important is UI/UX design in side-hustle project?

[GyuminLee531]

Hi, everyone. Recently I've been building a website that you can simply think of as 500px and Reddit r/photocritique combined.

As of now, I've done building core backend APIs for it, and to be frank, I find it pretty time-consuming and a bit exhausting to do frontend.

How much should this concern me? Do things like button paddings, inner shadows, round borders, and choice between #d9d9d9 and #ffffff matter?

[husarcik]

It depends on the industry really. For a lot of things, it can be as simple as hackernews as long as you deliver your message appropriately. You should prioritize usability and readability above design as a solo developer.

[GyuminLee531]

Thanks. Hackernews ui does the job really. After all, the whole ui thing is about usability.

[solardev]

Just use some boilerplate like Tailwind or MUI with their pre built components and templates.