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Turning a Notion List into a UX-Friendly Platform

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What started as a simple Notion table I curated over the years evolved into a full product when I decided to learn AI-powered web development (Vibe coding). I transformed it into a website with a clean, intuitive UX/UI, making it super easy for designers to explore and discover resources. DesignStack now hosts 300+ curated tools, articles, and job boards—built to save time, spark creativity, and optimize the workflow for designers of all levels.

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Really like how you’ve taken something as simple as a Notion list and turned it into a proper platform. The way you’ve structured the navigation and made discovery so effortless shows real UX thinking, it’s not just about curating content but about how people actually engage with it. That’s the shift from a personal tool to a product, and you’ve pulled it off really well.

Curious though, what was your biggest UX challenge when moving from Notion’s structure to a custom web experience?

Thanks for the comment, Ray! For me, the biggest UX challenge was designing the tagging system, filters, and cross-referenced use cases for the new website. In other words, the information architecture plays a key role here. The goal is to make sure designers at all levels can quickly and easily find tools and resources — without friction — so they can focus on designing instead of spending time searching for the right tool. If I can solve that pain point (which is definitely one I’ve felt myself), I think the website will deliver real value.

This is awesome, Paulo!

DesignStack looks nice!

What were some of the biggest challenges you faced during development? Would love to hear about your process, especially since you mentioned learning AI-powered development along the way.

Also curious about your workflow, when you add new resources, do you just paste a link and the information auto populates, or do you manually add all the details for each tool?

Great work on this, it's clear you put a lot of thought into making it genuinely useful for designers!

Hey Petar, thanks so much for the thoughtful feedback — it really means a lot. The biggest challenge has been getting AI outputs to match my intended UI/UX — with no-code tools like Lovable, there’s still a lot of trial and error. Still, it’s amazing to see how quickly the tech is evolving and how it often brings fresh, unexpected solutions. I’ve been testing a new AI search feature where users can describe what they need in a chat-style flow. It’s not reliable enough to launch yet, but I think it’ll be exciting to test in the next iteration. Thanks again!

This is so wholesome, Paulo. Care to share how you turned this Notion doc into a resourceful website?

  • Do you still use Notion as the database that auto‑updates or export content and feed it to Lovable?
  • Did you vibe the design or make it in Figma first?

So many questions, I’m so curious! I haven't got time to try Lovable yet. The last time I related to Notion I turned it into a website using super.so, so I can only assume this is different from using Lovable.

Hey Seth! Thanks for taking the time to check out my website and share your thoughts — I really appreciate it. The idea was to start small by implementing one feature at a time, making sure each worked well from both a UX/UI and logical standpoint. The main goal has always been to help designers find tools and resources to improve their workflow and learn design in a smooth, frictionless way. From there, I began building on that foundation, adding new features and enhancements to filtering, flows, and more. I first created a high-fidelity design in Figma, then attached it to Lovable and followed their prompt best practices. From there, I continued to grow the build. For the backend, I integrated Supabase with Lovable to set up a solid database and bring the project fully live as a full-stack build. It’s been really exciting to see how AI is shaping our field and work process. Thanks again for the curiosity and thoughtful comment!

Great job, Paulo — turning a Notion list into such a polished resource is impressive, and adding a bit more detail about your process would make it even more inspiring, so keep building and sharing!

Thanks Ahmed! I appreciate your words and time.

Loveable is fun and it shows that you had fun with it! Looks great! Good job!

Some minor adjustment I would make if I were you;

I think that changing the two CTA buttons in top navbar on scroll is confusing. They are the most important CTA on the page and above fold... Also, the linking behaviour is different which makes it even more confusing.

When clicking on 'Contact', you could make it even more frictionless by adding

<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=free chocolate">example</a>

so that the user immediately can start writing their message.

You could make sure that the image of the application also changed with the Light and Dark mode.

But yeah, these are just minor adjustments. You did a great job and you should be proud!

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Hey Jonas, this is great stuff — thanks for the feedback! It’s always valuable to get insights and critiques from other professionals. I really appreciate your thoughtful comments and will definitely start working on them.

Nice work Paulo. Turning a Notion list into a live website is a smart idea, and the clean UX makes it easy to explore resources. Hosting 300+ tools and articles is impressive. You could also show a quick preview of the main screens to highlight how the design improves over Notion. Great project.


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