It really doesn't look any different from many other emacs set-ups and the actual appearance depends a lot on what the user has configured for themselves. The "

It really doesn't look any different from many other emacs set-ups and the actual appearance depends a lot on what the user has configured for themselves. The "out-of-the-box" look is minimal and optimized for keyboard, that's really all you can say about the appearance. The "UX" in the case of Prelude is basically a curated set of "plug-ins" that "just work" and are organized in a way that is easier to maintain than if you accreted your dotemacs file over the course of years (or decades). Prelude is a really low-friction way to get started with emacs "the right way" if you're choosing to go down that rabbit hole.