Content-First Design

Summary

Writing real (or realistic) content before or alongside designing layout, rather than filling placeholder text in after the visual design is finished — content length and structure genuinely shape good layout decisions.

• 1Design a screen starting from real content, not lorem ipsum placeholder text.
• 2Notice how realistic content length changes layout decisions you'd otherwise miss.
• 3Learn why content-first design tends to catch edge cases (very long names, empty fields) earlier.