Poor man's UI design: describing screens as rows and columns to edit UI by conversation
julianharris · x · 2026-10-13
- The author shares a "poor man's UI design" trick: describe any screen as a series of rows and columns in plain text instead of sending screenshots.
- Using a Spotify player screen as an example: row 1 has a collapse icon left, centered playlist name, close button right; row 2 is artwork at 50% screen size; row 3 has the song title in large text left and download status right.
- This makes it possible to request small UI changes conversationally when you're too lazy to screenshot; the author finds it surprisingly powerful.
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