As a UI/UX Designer, I often face a dilemma: should I design the interface from scratch or use prebuilt UI libraries? Custom UI offers full control and uniqueness, but the reality for solopreneurs and bootstrapped founders is a constant pressure of time, budget, and fast market validation.
A great example is our project Bitelink.pl – a platform for generating and managing QR codes that had to go from idea to MVP in just 2 weeks.
It was just two of us: a designer and a developer.
Goal: quickly test the idea, get an initial Product-Market Fit signal, and gather feedback from early users.
Using a UI library allowed us to:
If you want to speed up development, choose a reliable UI library that works well with your framework (e.g., Material UI for React).
UI libraries (Material UI, Ant Design, Alignui, Tailwind UI) work best when:
Custom UI is essential if:
In Bitelink.pl, we applied a hybrid approach:
This gave users a consistent yet recognizable interface.
Always adapt the branding (colors, icons, typography) of ready-made components to your UI to avoid a generic app look.
Results:
In Bitelink.pl, we created a custom decision-making method called FAST:
Thanks to FAST, we could quickly assess when to use ready-made components and when to build something custom.
Test UI libraries early in the project. If, after a few days, it turns out that adapting them is more time-consuming than building from scratch, it’s better to switch to a custom solution.
Choosing ready-made components is a matter of strategy. Using libraries doesn’t mean giving up uniqueness—it’s a strategic choice that saves resources in the early stage. After validating the market, you can always invest in a more custom design.
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