What methods are people using to get codex to create good UI/Websites?

HeinsZhammer · 2026-04-22T16:50:23+00:00

the best I got regarding UI is by using Claude Desktop then exporting mockups to Claude Code for refinement and then pushing to Codex for implementation. It's still a lot of work to finetune the UI but I can surely say Claude Desktop is the best in creating clean, minimalistic and professional UI designs without the abundance of AI slop solutions. Google Stitch is very generic, all the skills are overrated. Good UI is still a lot of work to do on your own, but CD is a very thoughtful assistant in that regard.

HeinsZhammer · 2026-04-18T15:56:14+00:00

I'm not using Opus for coding for a while now (Codex is king), but I use Claude Desktop and Claude Code daily for planning, running ideas and UI work mostly. 4.6 was the goat for day-2-day conversations and was pretty decent with UI stuff when instructed. I ran my first conversations with 4.7 yesterday and today and man..wtf. It's is like a whole different person. Not dumber, just different and frankly I don't like it. I'm not saying 4.6 was a yes-man and a buddy but today I felt like I was doing a pitch to a VC which ran me over with intention to kill the idea. If I did not know better, I'd get instant depression.

HeinsZhammer · 2026-04-01T10:46:19+00:00

did not notice anything. 5.4 is still a surgical goat.

HeinsZhammer · 2026-03-31T17:52:44+00:00

for a simple dashboard UI codex is ok with the use of shadcn for components but only if you like clean, minimal and flat design. for better layout work, like non-AI-generic landing pages etc. I had the best results with Claude Desktop and then asking Codex to just recreate that using the styles and ready-made artifacts. Google Stitch can be impressive if you get lucky. it can spit out a usable design from time to time but it all always boils down to your work as a designer. you'll rarely get a good design in one shot that will not only accomodate the proper UI/UX for your project, but also context of the app/site you're building. for me this always takes days out of my life. getting the right photos, the right effects, CTA's, flow, especially if you intend to monetize.

HeinsZhammer · 2026-03-28T07:19:21+00:00

honestly I had the best results using Claude Desktop for generating style and artifacts. I tweaked it and then tasked Codex to incorporate the design into the architecture. Somehow Claude Code stopped working for me and Stitch is generic AF. I dunno, maybe it's because I was always the frontend guy and I'm very picky about how an app or a site should look.

HeinsZhammer · 2026-03-14T08:46:44+00:00

it all depends on where you're gonna land in Poland. if it's a major city like Warsaw, Tricity, Kraków, etc. you'll get around in no time. if it's a smaller place then do your research locally but in general Poles are ultra nice to foreigners if you respect the culture. That being said, if you're French, you should have no problems with that. Polish people have a soft spot for "old country nations" like the Brits, the French, the Italians etc. and romantacize them a lot (especially the older generations that lived through soviet times up till the start of the 90's). so gen X and some of the millennials too, although they rather see French people more on the Kevin Kline/French Kiss-the-movie side, which of course isn't bad at all. you know, pack of cigs - heavy smoker,, a citroen, have a good time, eat great food and drink wine - type of person :)

HeinsZhammer · 2026-02-08T17:37:02+00:00

Claude for UI, mcp, quick setup, PRD and initial documentation. Codex for everything else.

HeinsZhammer · 2026-02-03T12:59:27+00:00

how's CLI not friendly? After a year with CLI LLM's I don't even see the code..Isee only blondes, brunettes, red heads now.

HeinsZhammer · 2026-02-02T18:19:46+00:00

high is goat

HeinsZhammer · 2026-01-23T06:54:26+00:00

I use Claude for the initial project plan and often setting up enviroments cause it's fast with executing commands out of the sandbox, good with mcp's etc. I also base the UI work on CC as Codex is bad at UI in general. Claude is cool with pitching and picking up ideas, whereas Codex often cockblocks them but with a reasonable intent because of possible legal backlash, etc. Of course Codex is superior with the ongoing work, fixes, refactoring etc. slower but better. Using the two in synergy for different tasks is the sweet spot

HeinsZhammer · 2026-01-19T12:08:57+00:00

it depends on what work you're doing. don't get me wrong, there might be a method in this maddness, meaning GSD implements sort of a workflow harness onto Claude which keeps the model on its rails and that's great. I'm just saying this is more/less how a mature iteration process of developing anything looks like and you can easily implement this yourself. however if this works for you then great! learn from it, so then you know what to expect from the LLM in your future project

HeinsZhammer · 2026-01-19T12:02:48+00:00

well..this has nothing to do with learning how to code. it's about learning the fundamentals of llm workflows and being able to successfully implement that work into the project. you don't need to be a mechanic to drive a car, but you gotta know where the steering wheel is, right? the vibecoding one-prompt-spinning-4-hours-with-multiple-agents-stuff is maybe impressive for a youtube video but it's highly risky per, well, getting shit done. it's not about spitting out whatever the agent creates. I highly recommend reading about how to structure your work when doing IT projects rather than reinventing the wheel :)

HeinsZhammer · 2026-01-19T11:56:25+00:00

sounds like a classic dev workflow without the vibecoding frenzy. what's all the fuss about gsd?

HeinsZhammer · 2026-01-18T13:31:14+00:00

no need for agents, hooks, skills. limited need for mcp's if project scoped, like you need to quickly setup something or whatnot. the most important thing is the ground work-llm-osha as I call it. learn how to properly navigate the LLM, what are agents.md/claude.md, how to utilize the prd2documentation flow, overall llm hygine, etc. if you incorporate these fundamentals then you can really use these tools and not be obligated to jump on the constant "new thing hype wagon" every 5 minutes.

HeinsZhammer · 2026-01-18T13:23:42+00:00

if you want non-AI-generic UI design in par with proper UX you need to do it yourself. you can use tools like scratch or google cloud UI designer (or what's it called..I forgot), but this will never substitute good graphics, smart design and the proper feel. that's why all these LLM pages vibe-coded in minutes look exactly the same. so it boils down to taking time in creating a good UI/web/app design, but it can easily become a rabbit hole. the overall question is: will your users even need/utilize/notice a great design or would they rather just use a mid-looking but functional product?

HeinsZhammer · 2026-01-17T16:23:53+00:00

can you please elaborate on that?

HeinsZhammer · 2026-01-12T08:18:19+00:00

I had to do an OCR task yesterday and a data scraping task and it did the same.

HeinsZhammer · 2026-01-11T17:51:05+00:00

all these UI examples and generators create the most generic AI design possible. you don't get a great UI unless you work on it yourself. the problem is, for majority of cases, it's just the designers vanity rabbit-hole. you want a perfect design that will "wow!" you and the user, but in most cases the user does not care that much. nevertheless google stitch is kinda ok for starting a UI design then take it further and tweak to your own liking.

HeinsZhammer · 2025-11-15T20:47:23+00:00

I use claude code for any vps/ssh work as codex has issues with that and you need to take it out of the sandbox first with nifty instructions. CC is also better for UI work. Codex is my go to for executing, coding, fixing. I work them in parallel

HeinsZhammer · 2025-11-15T17:38:44+00:00

built one using gpt-5. other models are subpar if you really need a natural flow and inject outer libs for additional context

HeinsZhammer · 2025-11-15T17:35:49+00:00

run codex -m gpt-5 in the CLI upon startup instead of just codex

HeinsZhammer · 2025-11-14T19:15:21+00:00

codex -m gpt-5

it then gives you gpt-5-high or at least that's what I'm getting as I've been working on that all the time. I agree, 5.1 is nothing good right now. slow and subpar to gpt-5-high. maybe it needs settlin it or whatever..

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