Here are my favorite design hacks from building 100+ Lovable projects:
๐ญ/ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
Tell Lovable exactly what youโre building. Keep it high-level but outcome-driven.
Example: โDesign a mobile-first habit app for busy creatives.โ
๐ฎ/ ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ & ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น
Use emotional language to set the tone.
Example: โUltra-modern, calm, tactile. Crafted by an award-winning designer. Smooth micro-interactions.โ
This massively shapes the output.
๐ฏ/ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ
Most AI UIs break because the foundation is random.
Set global rules upfront:
โข Spacing: 8pt
โข Radius: 20px
โข Type scale: xs / sm / base / lg / xl
โข Layout: flex-first, responsive
โข Visual language: [your style of choice]
๐ฐ/ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ-๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ธ๐๐ผ๐ฝ-๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐
Donโt let AI guess.
โMobile-firstโ or โDesktop-firstโ should appear in the first line of your prompt.
๐ฑ/ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐
Buttons, cards, inputs, modals โ build your reusable pieces first.
Youโll get way more consistency and way less chaos.
๐ฒ/ ๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐
Tell Lovable what to reuse:
โUse the same layout as Dashboard.tsx but replace chart โ table.โ
Youโre extending a design system, not reinventing screens.
๐ณ/ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐
๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ๐
Premium UIs are fluid.
Avoid absolute pixel widths.
Use responsive, โw-full flexโ logic wherever possible.
๐ด/ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
Fonts, colors, spacing, shadows, corner radii. Define them!!
Example:
โFont: DM Sans, medium. Tracking: -2. Line height: 1.4. Primary: Soft Purple hashtag#7A5FFF. Dark mode preferred.โ
๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐
๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐
โDesign a mobile-first habit app for busy creatives. Make it feel ultra-modern, tactile, and crafted by an award-winning designer with delightful microinteractions.
Global System: 8pt spacing, 20px radius, Inter type scale (xsโxl), flex-first layout, dark mode.
Use shadcn/ui with subtle shadows, generous padding, and large rounded corners (2xl).
Start by defining core components (buttons, cards, inputs, modals).
Then create the dashboard with a progress ring, daily streak, and an animated task timeline.โ
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐
โข Treat your prompt like a sketch, then iterate.
โข Think in flows, not features.
โข Use emotional language to guide the feel.
โข Reuse patterns to build consistency.
If you try this, share what you build. Iโd love to see what comes out of it.