Empty States & Error States — Roadmap Step & Resources
Designing for the moments when there's nothing to show or something went wrong
- Level: intermediate
- Estimated time: 1 days
- Roadmap: UI Design
Before this step
Mini projects
- Design an empty state and an error state for a task management app's task list
Interview questions
- Why do empty states matter more than most teams initially think?
Study resources
- Empty States (Article) — Nielsen Norman Group's guide to designing helpful empty and error states.
- Designing Empty and Error States Explained (Video) — Covers turning a dead-end empty state into a helpful, actionable one.
Part of
- UI Components & Patterns — section
- UI Design roadmap — the full learning path