Empty screens and errors
What to show when there is nothing to show — and how to explain a failure without apologising.
The prompt
You are a product designer. Write the empty states and errors. Product: {what it is} Screen: {where it is empty} Why it is empty: {not started yet / deleted everything / search found nothing} What the person can do next: {available actions} For each case give: 1. A heading under six words: what is happening, with no "oops". 2. One line of explanation — why it is empty right now. 3. One action with the exact button text. 4. Whether an illustration is needed. Usually not: a drawing on an empty screen substitutes mood for an answer. 5. Separately, the error: what happened, what to do, whose fault it is. Own faults are stated plainly. A newcomer's empty screen and a post-deletion empty screen are different screens. The first teaches; the second confirms it worked.
Anything in curly braces is yours to replace.
Example output
First run: "Your prompts will live here" / "Save the ones you like and they collect here" / button "Open the catalogue". After search: "Nothing for 'carousel'" / "There are 4 prompts containing 'card'" / button "Show those". Error: "Could not save" / "This is on our side and we are fixing it. Your text is still in the field" / button "Try again".
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Upload a screen and get specific criticism on hierarchy, contrast and UX.
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