Question about website UI design/ inspiration

Hello!
So I design websites in Adobe XD. I'm self-taught and I learn from the internet. I love cheking different designs on behance and dribbble.

1. Do you think it would be okay if I create a similar design to the one I like as long as the colors, typograhy and images are different?? I mean would this still be considered copying?

2.How do I learn to create better website UI designs ?? I sometimes try to do something different without looking anywhere and then end up thinking that it may looking ugly. I want to start designing better headers.

Find ugly designs and make them better this way you won't copy them as they're already ugly and you can test your creativity too.

Hey there,

I’ve been in Front-End Web Development / Design for over 4 years now. First thing I’d say is over the next several months, 6+, start to transition away from Adobe XD. Start to fully understand CSS & what technologies are in play these days. Specifically flex box & css grid. Those are for creating responsive layouts but great for understanding how content is laid out.

Next I’d start looking at CSS frameworks. Not to use, but to understand the foundations of web design. Things like containers, media queries, responsive font sizes etc. I don’t recommend using CSS frameworks, ever, until you get to dynamic web apps... but that’s down the road, but they’re great to read & understand where to start when you have no idea what you want.

You can use free tools like Figma that are super fast & free for mockups. Mockups are great because you can make many mistakes before you code anything. Plus Figma also has the ability to export the CSS you just made in your mockup & use it on your site.

Also I do not think it’s wrong to look at something on Dribbble or Behance & feel inspired. That’s what they’re there for.

If you have any further questions reply or PM me