You might be having both a UI and a UX problem. One way to go about this is to copy one big website you like(as long as you're not building a competing product)

You might be having both a UI and a UX problem. One way to go about this is to copy one big website you like(as long as you're not building a competing product) and before launch to tweak the UI (different typography, colors, shadows...) while preserving the consistency. Also, when it launched, GitHub didn't really have a design to write home about, at least, in my opinion and according to these screenshots: https://github.blog/2008-11-03-github-code-search/ https://github.blog/2008-11-03-github-code-search/