Roblox · 2024 – Present
Designing UI: Tips & Best Practices
A DevForum guide to cross-platform UI for creators who don't code: mobile first, scale vs. offset, anchoring and placement.
An introduction to cross-platform UI for beginners and UI artists who don't code, posted as a resource on the Roblox Developer Forum, where it drew over 120 likes.
What it covers
- Design mobile first with the device emulator: if the UI fits a phone, it will likely fit everything else.
- Scale over offset for size, paired with aspect ratio and size constraints, and when offset is still the right call.
- Anchor point and position, and how they work together to keep elements where they belong.
- Where UI goes: common placement patterns, and working around Roblox's top bar, chat, leaderboard, mobile controls and the safe area.
From the announcement
