Designing a Sign-In UI with a Tailwind CSS Utility-First Mindset
Most UI designs focus on visuals first and system later. In this project, I tried the opposite.
Designing a Sign-In UI with a Tailwind CSS Utility-First Mindset
Most UI designs focus on visuals first and system later. In this project, I tried the opposite.
I designed a Sign-In screen by thinking in Tailwind CSS utility classes - spacing, typography and layout decisions were made using Tailwind’s default scale.
I also added a skeleton loading state to improve perceived loading time and user experience.
This article explains my thought process and how utility-first design helps improve designer-developer collaboration.
UI & Lazy Load screen
Figma Editor screen
Utility-first design helps reduce design-dev gaps. Curious to hear your thoughts 👇
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