Has TikTok Changed How You Approach UI/UX Design Ideas?

General discussion
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Hey everyone,

I’ve been noticing how often short-form videos—especially on TikTok—are showcasing quick UI/UX concepts, animations, and micro-interactions. Some of them are pretty creative, even if they’re more about visual appeal than real-world usability.

For those of you working with LVGL or embedded UI design, do you ever take inspiration from TikTok content? Or do you feel most of it isn’t practical for constrained environments like microcontrollers?

I’m curious how others here balance inspiration vs. feasibility. Has TikTok actually influenced your workflow or design thinking in any way, or do you mostly stick to traditional resources?

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I personally don’t know how big the embedded UI development community is on TikTok. Can you share any examples of such videos?

I personally use YouTube, LinkedIn, Reddit and I see the embedded UI community is generally very active.

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I enjoy watching videos from the maker community, but most of them showcase electronics solutions and few of them have UIs of some sort. I guess that showing both cases could be a good opportunity, since a good UI draws more attention than a blinking LED.

The way TikTok or Shorts video formats have influenced me is in the way I have to present my work: it has to be easy to understand and keep you engaged.