{"id":6200,"date":"2021-12-08T18:22:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T18:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/?p=6200"},"modified":"2025-11-03T15:21:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:21:17","slug":"futuristic-ui-design-inspiration-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/futuristic-ui-design-inspiration-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Futuristic UI Design Inspiration &amp; Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A collection of the best futuristic UI design inspiration (websites &amp; apps) and tips on things to think about when designing futuristic UIs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>See also: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/cyberpunk-ui-website-design-inspiration\/\">Cyberpunk UI Website Design Inspiration<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to design a futuristic UI design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The easiest way to make UI design look futuristic is to take inspiration from things such as:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Game GUIs (look for futuristic, sci-fi, and cyberpunk games such as <em>Cyberpunk 2077)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High-tech companies that aim to look futuristic (e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/\">SpaceX<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/se-en\/watson\">IBM Watson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mars.nasa.gov\/\">Nasa Mars<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sci-fi and cyberpunk movies and art (See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/cyberpunk-aesthetic-what-is-it\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5763\">What is Cyberpunk Aesthetic?<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my experience, there are two &#8220;looks&#8221; for futuristic UIs: dark and light modes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you want a dark mode design, it works really well with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/cyberpunk-ui-website-design-inspiration\/\">cyberpunk<\/a> aesthetic, using dark base colors and highlighting details and text using brighter neon colors. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you instead want an airy, fresh, and light design, it works well to move towards a luxurious modern look; using a light-colored base and kinder colors (light blue, light gradients, and light grey boxes).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certain UI elements make a design look futuristic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Highly decorative display fonts for headings, combined with super minimalistic sans-serif fonts for body text<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Glitches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sharp cut-off corners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality) scenes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Highly polished animations and 3D models <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Voice assistant interfaces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For inspiring designers who work in a futuristic UI design style, see<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dribbble.com\/glebich\">Gleb Kuznetsov<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/futuristic-graphics-carl-hauser\/\">Carl Hauser<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dribbble.com\/uixninja\">uixNinja<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I post some futuristic-looking graphics on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wendy.design\/\">my Instagram<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Futuristic Website UI Design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I<strong>sn&#8217;t it always more fun to look at real-life examples?<\/strong> So, let&#8217;s dive into great futuristic website designs and analyze what makes them look futuristic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cyberpunk.net<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official website of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyberpunk.net\/se\/en\/\">Cyberpunk 2077<\/a> is, in my opinion, one of the most futuristic and creatively designed, and coded websites on the internet. It&#8217;s pretty <em>hard<\/em> to create all the cyberpunk UI elements in code (as I&#8217;ve tried many times myself on this website). So, I am really amazed by all the small UI details that they&#8217;ve successfully implemented. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, look at the cut-off corners on buttons and the menu, and the glitch effect in the hero section. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teslacybertruck.com<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the best futuristic websites is the marketing website for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tesla.com\/en_eu\/cybertruck\">Tesla Cybertruck<\/a>. This is a more minimal and corporate style than the cyberpunk.net website, and tailors to a different audience, yet it is still futuristic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can observe the game-inspired GUI elements and how futuristic imagery takes up a lot of the visual space. It also has that minimal sans-serif font in a thin style. You can also see the cut-off corners of UI cards and the minimal dark aesthetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The challenge with creating real websites with futuristic UIs is the <strong>technical<\/strong> challenges and limitations. There are people who work as creative coders who specialize in turning artsy design into code, but it&#8217;s a fairly new niche. And there&#8217;s also the challenge with how to make very creative and artsy designs <strong>responsive<\/strong> (adapt the content between different screen sizes such as desktop and mobile screens for example). A company also often wants all potential customers to be able to use their websites, and for example not just someone who sits on the high-tech computer with all updated software and all necessary frameworks installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Fun fact: From what I&#8217;ve read, when it comes to creating more innovative web design today, people are often using illustrations (in SVG formats) that are then put onto the website. SVGs are scalable in a nice way, and so they work great for creating responsive websites.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks for reading! I hope this could give you some good inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A collection of the best futuristic UI design inspiration (websites &#038; apps) and tips on things to think about when designing futuristic UIs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[69,179,175],"tags":[247,481],"class_list":["post-6200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyberpunk","category-future-emerging-new-technology","category-ui-design","tag-design-inspiration","tag-futuristic-en","entry","has-media"],"gutentor_comment":40,"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Futuristic-UI-Design-1.png",2560,1370,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Futuristic-UI-Design-1-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Futuristic-UI-Design-1-300x161.png",300,161,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Futuristic-UI-Design-1-768x411.png",768,411,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Futuristic-UI-Design-1-1024x548.png",1024,548,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Futuristic-UI-Design-1-1536x822.png",1536,822,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Futuristic-UI-Design-1-2048x1096.png",2048,1096,true],"ocean-thumb-m":["https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Futuristic-UI-Design-1.png",600,321,false],"ocean-thumb-ml":["https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Futuristic-UI-Design-1.png",800,428,false],"ocean-thumb-l":["https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Futuristic-UI-Design-1.png",1200,642,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Wendy Zhou","author_link":"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/author\/wendy1111live-se\/"},"uagb_comment_info":40,"uagb_excerpt":"A collection of the best futuristic UI design inspiration (websites & apps) and tips on things to think about when designing futuristic UIs.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6200"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8279,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6200\/revisions\/8279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendyzhou.se\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}