Briefle words · UI design
First-run experience
What a user sees the very first time they open a feature, before they have added anything.
Say it to an AI
Files tab of a brand-new project, so design the first-run experience as a proper empty state with no table headers: a centered icon, the heading 'No files in this project yet', one line of microcopy on why files belong here, and a single 'Upload files' call to action with a drag-and-drop hint.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Project files”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →Files tab of a brand-new client project in an agency workspace.
Why: This is a brand-new project; A onboards the user, B just shows an unused table.
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Room 1 · Essentials
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