#Material-UI

[werbooz]

Component Libraries: Should You Build Your Own or Use a Prebuilt One?

Component libraries are a vital tool in web application development in maintaining uniform design, shortening the time taken to develop web applications and improving reusability of the code. Some developers find this dilemma; should they create a component library or use an existing one? In addition, they help reduce the struggle while building well-designed and interactive websites because of the availability of animation-oriented UIs such as Accentricity UI among others. Now, let’s get more to the point in order to help you find the right way.

What is a Component Library?

Component libraries are collections of reusable UI elements such as buttons, forms, modals, and more— and are intended to reuse the components across several projects. Such libraries not only guarantee a consistent look of an application but also save time and costs during its implementation because the elements have been already coded. So, there's no need to build components from scratch.

Prebuilt Component Libraries

Prebuilt Component Libraries

Prebuilt component libraries are the ready-made collections of different UI components that are specifically designed and optimized for common use cases that developers can face during development. Some well-known examples include:

Material-UI (MUI):

A library based on React and it follows Google's Material-UI design, MUI allows a comprehensive set of components customization.

Ant Design:

It's an UI design system framework for enterprise-level products, ant design offers built-in themes and a rich set of UI components.

Bootstrap:

It's an widely-used CSS framework that provides basic components and a responsive grid system.

Pros of Prebuilt Libraries :

Rapid Development: Prebuilt libraries save a lot of time of the developers by providing pre-designed reusable components that you can quickly integrate into your project.

Standardized Design: They help ensure a consistent user experience across different screens and features.

Community Support: Many prebuilt libraries come with robust community support, providing a wealth of tutorials, plugins, and enhancements.

Cons of Prebuilt Libraries

Limited Customization: Customizing components to fit your unique design can sometimes be difficult, leading to constraints on flexibility.

Performance Overhead: Many prebuilt libraries come with extra features you may not need, which can bloat your codebase.

Pros And Cons of Prebuilt Libraries

Animation-Centric Libraries: Bringing UIs to Life

In recent years, a new category of libraries has emerged, specifically focused on providing built-in animations and smooth UI transitions. These libraries not only offer pre-designed components but also emphasize adding dynamic, interactive features to web applications.

Here are some popular examples of animation-focused libraries:

Lottie

Category: Animation Integration Library

Lottie:The industry standard for motion design

What it Offers: Lottie allows you to render animations created in Figma or Adobe After Effects as JSON files using the built-in plugins. These animations are then rendered natively on the web, offering high-quality motion without a heavy performance impact.

Why It’s Useful: Lottie is perfect for apps or websites requiring rich, scalable animations that are lightweight. It’s commonly used for logos, loading animations, and subtle UI effects. Unlike other component libraries, it focuses purely on bringing visual design elements from tools like Figma & After Effects into the web environment.

Accentricity UI

Category: Hybrid Component and Animation Library

What it Offers:

 Accentricity UI combines traditional UI components with built-in support for smooth animations and transitions. It offers a wide range of components like buttons, forms, modals, and navigation menus, but with an added layer of predefined animations, making it easier to create interactive, dynamic interfaces.

In addition to these standard components, Accentricity UI provides responsive behaviors and subtle animation effects like hover states, fade-ins, and sliding transitions that enhance user engagement. The library's components are fully customizable, allowing developers to easily adjust animation timings, easing functions, and durations to match the look and feel of their brand, ensuring both visual appeal and performance across devices.

Why It’s Useful:

Think about it, what would be easy for a dev? Making a custom component with tons of animation which the dev has to write from scratch and polish it before the deadline or use a library, where the dev can make use of the library with the built-in support to combine the custom designed elements with smooth animations and transitions offered by the library.  

It’s particularly helpful for developers who want the convenience of a prebuilt library but need polished, built-in animations to enhance user experience without writing complex animation code from scratch.

Framer Motion

Category: Animation-focused Component Library (React)

Framer Motion

What it Offers:

Framer Motion is a powerful library for React that allows you to create fluid animations and micro interactions with minimal effort. It supports interactive features like drag, scroll, and spring-based animations, which makes it ideal for interactive & highly animated UIs. It also provides easy-to-use APIs for gesture-based animations and layout transitions, offering developers extensive control over complex animations while maintaining simplicity in implementation.

Why It’s Useful:

Framer Motion combines the simplicity of component libraries with the flexibility of advanced animation frameworks, making it easy to enhance user interfaces with dynamic visual effects. It’s a great choice for React developers who want to integrate animation without compromising performance or adding significant overhead. With its built-in optimizations for smooth rendering, Framer Motion ensures high-quality animations that enhance both usability and visual appeal.

Should You Use Prebuilt Animation Libraries?

The role of animations is really important in web applications to enhance the UX(user experience), by making interfaces feel more fluid and interactive makes user's remember the website due to its great experience. Since users are constantly getting used to smooth effects, micro-interaction and dynamic feedback, animations are no longer viewed as a good to have feature but are rather considered as a must have feature. Prebuilt animation libraries like Framer Motion and GSAP (GreenSock Animation Platform) simplify this process by providing powerful, flexible tools that allow developers to integrate complex animations without having to manually manage every aspect of motion or dive deep into animation theory.

Advantages of Animation-Centric Libraries

Advantages of Animation-Centric Libraries

Ease of Use

Prebuilt animation libraries abstract away the complexities of coding animations from scratch. Without manually writing keyframes, easing functions, or browser-optimized transitions, developers can simply use predefined APIs to implement fluid animations. This drastically reduces development time, as many animation details are handled by the library, letting developers focus on building features and interactions rather than tweaking animations for performance or cross-browser compatibility. For example, with a few lines of code, animations can be applied to any UI element, making the development process much more efficient.

Advanced Features

Many animation libraries offer advanced features that go far beyond basic transitions like fade-ins and slide animations. These include timeline control, scroll-triggered animations, physics-based interactions, and even 3D transformations. For instance, timeline control allows developers to create synchronized sequences of animations, which can be used to create smooth, coordinated interactions across multiple elements. Scroll-based animations enhance user engagement by triggering effects as the user scrolls, perfect for parallax websites or content reveal effects. Physics-based animations, such as spring-based drag-and-drop or object bouncing, add natural, realistic movement to interactive elements, elevating the overall experience. Additionally, 3D transformations provide extensive control over how objects rotate, scale, or move in three-dimensional space, something that is cumbersome to achieve with native CSS alone.

See What Happens Next

[vlada-artblog]

I've made hundreds of icons for Nightingale, here is a glimpse at some of them! The metal bases for ingots was hand painted, the ores are a mixture of painting, 3D models, and photobash. I referenced Soulslike icon conventions heavily, especially Elden Ring. The alchemical symbol alphabet was developed to help with accessibility (differentiate all the ingots accounting for colour blindness).

[cf-12]

[forwardbiaspony]

Progress! We got some basic stuff put together for layout and data entry, plus we learned how to load images client side in JS/MUI/React!

Frankly, this was an extremely productive 2.5h session. It's no "Code Bullet Makes a Game Clone in 60 minutes", but also the goal here wasn't speed, it was learning. And BOY did I get some of that done.

[aminagfx00]

Elevate Your Brand with Expert Graphic Design: Amina Rehmat’s Creative Touch

Welcome to my blog! I’m Amina Rehmat, a seasoned Graphic Designer with over three years of experience specializing in various aspects of graphic design. My work encompasses branding, logo design, print design, and packaging design, all tailored to elevate your brand's visual identity.

My Expertise in Graphic Design:

Branding: I craft comprehensive brand identities that resonate with your target audience and stand out in a crowded market.

Logo Design: My logo designs are unique and memorable, providing your brand with a professional and recognizable mark.

Print Design: From brochures to flyers, I design high-quality print materials that capture attention and communicate effectively.

Packaging Design: I create innovative packaging solutions that not only protect your product but also enhance its visual appeal and marketability.

Explore My Portfolio:

Take a look at my work to see how I can help transform your brand’s visual presence. Visit my portfolio on Behance to view a curated selection of my design projects.

Get in Touch:

If you’re looking for a graphic designer who brings creativity and expertise to every project, let’s connect! You can reach me via:

Email: aminarehmat.gfx@gmail.com

Phone: 03419862750

Feel free to reach out to discuss your design needs or to get a quote. I look forward to helping you bring your vision to life!

[falseandrealultravival]

Plastic: It used to be a star substance. ~ Curse of Minamata disease (chemistry-6)

south-west of Kumamoto prefecture

Recently, it has become a hot topic that microplastics, which are shattered into small pieces, are harmful to the environment and wildlife. , is fresh in my memory.

However, plastic was touted as a "dream material" in the early stages of its development and commercialization.

It was used as an adjective meaning that "it can be shaped" = "it has plasticity", and the noun "plastic" was born.

The great attraction of plastic was its plasticity, which allows it to change its shape into any shape. In the plastic industry, plastics that can be freely shaped like this are produced by a method called injection molding, but the plastic industry is widely regarded as a "subcontractor" for the automobile industry, and is "scorned" by the automobile industry. "The fact is that we are operating.

Here, there is an unexpected connection between plastic and Minamata disease. One of my mentors, the master of pollution problems: The late Mr. Jun Ui was a student during Japan's period of high economic growth. Of these, only the top students were hired by Minamata Chisso. Today, it is a poor company whose life is being extended to help Minamata disease patients, but it used to be a super-elite group. The Chisso Minamata Factory produced a wide variety of agricultural materials and was a strong supporter of farmers' farm work. They also made vinyl for greenhouses and black mulch (a material that covers the soil, keeps it warm, and retains water).

Well, when making such plastics, Hg (mercury) was used as a catalyst (the substance itself does not change before and after the reaction, but it is essential to cause a chemical reaction). As anyone with a sharp intuition can guess, this mercury degrades to methylmercury, and it has been accumulated over many years that factory effluent containing this substance was discharged into Minamata Bay as it is without any water purification process. This led to the outbreak of methylmercury poisoning, known as Minamata disease.

[genderfluid-druid]

[ID: Photo of an ancient floppy drive with a sticker that says, "Works, but makes Sad Noises". End ID]

me_irl

[design-studio-ui-ux]

Forget flat. Forget consistent. Google’s latest UI language — Material Design “Expressive” — just flipped the script.

🎨 Morphing shapes 🌀 Spring-based motion 🔤 Typography that plays a visual role

It’s not just a design update — it’s a shift in how we build digital experiences.

But here’s the challenge: ⚠️ Freedom without clarity = chaos

👉 Swipe through to see what’s changing, why it matters, and what’s next for digital products.

[redatudo]

Material 3 Expressive: a revolução visual do Android

O Android, sistema operacional mais utilizado em smartphones, acaba de revelar sua nova cara com o lançamento do Material 3 Expressive, trazendo mais personalização e expressão visual. O que é o Material 3 Expressive? O Material 3 Expressive representa uma evolução significativa na interface do Android, trazendo uma abordagem mais dinâmica, personalizada e emocional para o design de aplicativos.…

[pixelizes]

The Evolution of UI/UX

From Skeuomorphism to Neumorphism & Beyond

User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) design have undergone a remarkable transformation over the years. From the early days of skeuomorphism to the sleek, modern neumorphism, the way we interact with digital interfaces continues to evolve. In this blog, we explore the history, key transitions, and the future of UI/UX design.

For more design insights, visit our UI/UX blog collection.

The Era of Skeuomorphism: Making Digital Feel Familiar

What is Skeuomorphism? Skeuomorphism is a design approach that mimics real-world objects and textures to make digital interfaces more intuitive. This style was widely used in the early days of computing and mobile apps.

Key Characteristics:

Realistic textures and shadows (e.g., leather-bound calendar apps, glossy buttons)

3D effects and depth

Gradients and detailed illustrations

Why It Was Popular: Skeuomorphic design helped users transition from physical to digital interfaces by offering a familiar look and feel. Early Apple iOS interfaces exemplified this approach.

Downfall: As mobile-first design became the norm, these visuals began to feel outdated and cluttered.

The Rise of Flat Design: A Minimalist Revolution

What is Flat Design? Flat design focused on simplicity and usability by eliminating 3D effects and textures.

Key Characteristics:

Clean, minimalist layouts

Bold colors and sharp edges

Simple, legible typography

No shadows or depth

Why It Became the Standard: With better performance and mobile responsiveness, companies like Google and Microsoft embraced flat design, helping it become mainstream.

Material Design: Adding Depth Back

What is Material Design? Material Design by Google blends flat design with depth and motion to create more intuitive interactions.

Key Characteristics:

Soft shadows and layering

Card-based structure

Fluid animations

Emphasis on usability and feedback

This hybrid approach improved UX without sacrificing performance.

The Neumorphism Trend: A Fusion of Old and New

What is Neumorphism? Neumorphism, or “New Skeuomorphism,” combines depth and simplicity, giving UI components a soft, tactile appearance.

Key Characteristics:

Embossed look with soft shadows

Muted color palettes

Minimalist yet interactive elements

Rounded corners and subtle gradients

Why It’s Trending: Neumorphism aligns well with dark mode, reducing eye strain and enhancing modern UI elements. However, it faces criticism over accessibility and contrast limitations.

Beyond Neumorphism: The Future of UI/UX

The future of UI/UX is shaped by emerging technologies and evolving user expectations:

Glassmorphism: Popularized by macOS and Windows 11, it adds frosted glass effects and layered transparency.

AI-Powered Design: Adaptive interfaces using AI in UX to anticipate user needs.

AR & VR: Transforming navigation, e-commerce, and gaming with immersive experiences.

Sustainable & Ethical Design: Prioritizing accessibility, energy efficiency, and inclusive digital experiences.

Final Thoughts

UI/UX design has evolved from skeuomorphic realism to flat simplicity, material fluidity, and now to neumorphic softness. As technology and user behaviors continue to change, designers must focus on creating digital products that are not only beautiful but also intuitive and inclusive.

Stay ahead of the curve—explore more on Pixelizes for design trends, resources, and tips that shape the future of UI/UX.

[sunkitten-shash]

hate when I try to look up programming problems and everyone with a similar problem is stupider than me. yes, I DO know how to properly access and set state variables, now please address the actual fucking problem

[tsatsked]

Felt silly and made a player sona (?)

[bmpmp3]

Talking about kanru hua like he's my own personal todd howard.

[softwaluigi]

oh this lego fortnite update is ass

[novadragondotspace]

i wish i was in a significant position, so that people could blame me for flat design, cause i love it, but because its not me doing it, i cant be the scapegoat

although, corporate memphis can still fuck off

(This is not advocating for flat logo designs and all that, this is purely for UI Design) (This is also not saying Frutiger Aero is bad)

Some guy: "I hate this flat design, who is at fault for it?" sees me on top, pointing accusingly "YOU" Me: does what he loves, not out of a need to make every corporate, but because he thinks properly executed flat design FUCKS