How To Make a GUI look nice [closed]

Question

I am currently designing a GUI to control some software. I am using fltk, but I could just as easily be using Qt or Windows Forms. I have all the controls I want, and it is fairly well organized, but it just looks bad. Are there any references or tips to making a GUI look nice?

Answer 1

The best advice I can give someone who has no UI design experience is this: make it look as much like all other programs as possible. Use the same colors, same fonts, same overall layout. Use a menubar with the appropriate items.

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