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Fabricate apps ship with a clean foundation — Tailwind and shadcn/ui — but the look should be yours. This page is a toolkit of prompts for refining your app’s design.
Design changes are visual, so use the live preview and its device-size toggle as you go. Make one change, look, then make the next.

Layout

Fix structure and arrangement — how elements sit on the page.

Spacing

Uneven or cramped spacing is the most common thing that makes an app feel unfinished.

Color

Set a palette that matches your brand or mood.
Ask for colors to be applied consistently across the app rather than page by page. That keeps buttons, links, and accents coherent everywhere.

Typography

Type sets the tone of the whole interface.

Responsiveness

Make sure your app looks right on every screen. Use the preview’s device-size toggle to check.
Always check mobile after a layout change. A design that looks great on desktop can break on small screens — the device-size toggle catches this in seconds.

Use reference images

The fastest way to communicate a look is to show one. Drag a screenshot or mockup into the prompt box and describe how to use it.
See Working with Images for more on guiding the AI visually.

A workflow for polishing design

1

Fix structure first

Get layout and spacing right before touching color and type.
2

Then set color and typography

Apply your palette and type scale consistently across the app.
3

Then check responsiveness

Toggle through device sizes and fix anything that breaks.
4

Polish the details

Refine hover states, transitions, and empty states last.
Stuck on direction? Switch to Discuss Mode and ask “how could this page look more polished?” — it’s free and helps you plan before you build.

Working with Images

Guide design changes with screenshots and mockups.

Common Errors

Fix build and runtime errors.