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AI-generated designs often feel generic, with predictable layouts, overused fonts, and repetitive purple gradients. But with the right tweaks—customized fonts, unique backgrounds, and clever color schemes—you can transform these basic designs into visually captivating, brand-specific layouts. This video walks you through practical steps to elevate your UI game without spending hours in the process. **Tools mentioned** - [Aura](https://aura.build) - [Spline](https://spline.design) - [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com) - [Uiverse.io](https://uiverse.io) - [21st.dev](https://21st.dev) - [ReactBits](https://reactbits.dev) Key Takeaways: - Experiment with font pairings beyond the default Inter Bold. - Use tools like Aura to customize colors and create unique themes easily. - Add depth to designs with animated or interactive backgrounds from Spline - or Reactbits. - Replace static design elements with high-quality assets from Unsplash or AI-generated visuals. - Save time by remixing pre-existing templates and leveraging one-click customization tools. 0:00 - Introduction: The Problem with AI Design 0:34 - The Starting Point: Generic AI-Generated Layouts 1:14 - Customizing Fonts: Creative Pairings Beyond Default 2:28 - Light vs. Dark Mode: Quick Theme Switching 3:37 - Unique Backgrounds: Gradients, Images & 3D Designs 5:08 - Adding Subtle Animations: Bringing UI to Life 6:49 - Smart Color Customization: Brand-Specific Palettes 8:23 - Upgrading Buttons & Cards: Interactive Elements 9:57 - Personalization: Adding Brand-Specific Assets 11:00 - Before and After: Comparing the Transformation 12:25 - Pro Tips: Efficient Workflow and Remixing Templates 14:17 - Advanced Customization: Fine-Tuning Icons & Details 16:04 - Interactive Features: Enhancing Engagement 18:12 - Scaling Design Systems: Using Pre-Built Components 20:30 - Overcoming AI Design Challenges: Staying Unique 22:47 - Final Touches: Elevating the Overall Experience 24:38 - Real-World Applications: Designing for Different Devices 26:15 - Conclusion: Unlocking the Power of AI-Driven Design #aidesign #claude #webdesign
So, you can tell when a UI is AI generated. Typically, the titles are too bold. There's too much letter spacing. It's always the same font and typically devoid of personality. And even if you use a tool like Aura, which gives a pretty good starting point as a first prompt, it's still using the same colors, purple gradients,
and so on. It's not trying to be creative with the fonts. So, in this video, we're going to explore how we can turn this layout into something like this. Now, what you're noticing is we're changing the fonts. We're changing the colors thanks to the new feature that I worked on, which allows you to essentially quickly select between font pairings, even for someone who's a beginner. And also for the colors, you
can change between light and dark mode. Just like in Figma with selection colors, you can selectively highlight the elements so that you can change through dozens or hundreds of elements in a single click just like this. And also we can change the background using a spline background such as this one and this one. And so you can make your
design so much more unique. I mean, look at this, right? We generated something and it gave us a really nice starting point, but with just a few clicks, we managed to turn this into dark mode. We changed the background. And as you can see, we changed the colors so that I can quickly switch. I can quickly switch themes
and also I can quickly switch uh the kind of backgrounds that I can use or I can also use a high resolution image from unspl. So for example if I'm using a mesh gradient. So you can imagine that you can try different backgrounds that really match the design that you're creating. And this background works really well even when you're scrolling. So there's a lot of one-click options
that make your design so much more customized, but not necessarily scary. You don't need to go to every single element and try to edit each one of them which can be a little bit uh not just scary but for veterans in design it can take quite a lot of time and we're missing a lot of consistency as well. So, for example, if we change one here, well, we also have to change one here and here and here. And so, it saves a lot of time if you know what you're
doing. And even if you don't know what you're doing, to be able to replace these elements quickly and to see where it's going to apply, it's going to save so much time. So all these designs that you see here using Aura are all generated but they went through a phase of 10% human work where we're adding uh you know images and backgrounds and changing the colors and the fonts making it more unique to
your brand and to your vision and creating something that really can command more attention to your product which brings higher conversion which als also creates a brand that people can recognize. So, you know, having different backgrounds, different layouts, different images, you spend really that time stitching everything together to make something that looks beautiful to you and to your audience.