The underrated power of UX
Hey Indie Hackers! I'm Kate — we're building migroot.io to help people navigate visa applications and relocation processes more easily.
Today I had one of those “oh wow” moments that reminded me how crucial good UX really is.
I was entering content into a raw admin interface built by our devs — a basic internal tool, not yet touched by design. “Easy job,” I thought. Just a few data fields and I’m out.
Well… no 😅
I found myself lost in a maze of unclear labels, inconsistent logic, cryptic error messages, and buttons that sometimes worked — and sometimes decided not to. Even debugging didn’t always help.
And that’s when it hit me (again): design isn’t just about making things pretty. It’s about making things make sense.
The amount of cognitive energy it takes to use poorly designed tools is wild. And we often underestimate how much thought goes into building flows that feel obvious.
So here’s to all the designers out there who turn developer chaos into intuitive experiences. You’re the unsung heroes of product-building 🫶
Poor UX can be directly responsible for sending a potential customer to your competitor, and the more similar the feature set of your product to your competitor's, the more important it is to have an intuitive UX. It feels like that should be common sense, but it gets overlooked too often.
So true! You can build the greatest technological site but if the UX is off, it just doesn't "work" does it. I'm getting ready to launch something that will help with this. I noticed the issue a while ago for people that don't have teams of people going over their builds.