VST/plugin GUI design + launch graphics — ads, motion, web

[lalalandsynth]

Here’s another plugin UI mockup, this time with a more whimsical comic-book feel.

Built entirely in Photoshop as a raster design, with the knobs rendered in Blender.

I’ve been developing a whole series of these character-driven plugin concepts, so if anyone is interested in this kind of style for a project, feel free to reach out.

Made in Photoshop+Knobs in Blender

Punchline GUI.

Punchline DAW.

Punchline AD 16:9.

Punchline AD 4:5.

[griffinboy]

@lalalandsynth

Love the knobs!

[dannytaurus]

@lalalandsynth Yeah, really like that!

[lalalandsynth]

Here's another UI concept, this time exploring a modern additive synthesizer.

This one is built entirely in Figma, so it's a fully vector-based interface.
Knobs are made with https://rox-knob-builder-for-hise.netlify.app/ courtesy of @Chazrox

The design is completely modular, making it easy to adapt layouts, swap modules, or reuse components for different plugins while keeping a consistent visual language.

As always, if anyone is looking for GUI design for a HISE or JUCE project, or just wants to discuss ideas for a particular style, feel free to get in touch.

Made in Figma + Rox-Knobbuilder

Harmonic Plane

Harmonic Plane DAW

Harmonic Plane AD 16:9

Harmonic Plane AD 4:5

[Chazrox]

@lalalandsynth Love it! Thanks for the shout out!

Have you seen the Button Designer?
https://rox-button-designer-for-hise.netlify.app/

[lalalandsynth]

@Chazrox Yes, been using it, will show up in the next design :)

[lalalandsynth]

Here is the next one.

A fictional Distortion unit, made in Figma so all colors can be changed and the UI can be adapted to a real plugin.

Made in Figma + Rox-Knobbuilder

SIGNAL SMELTER UI

SIGNAL SMELTER DAW

SIGNAL SMELTER 16:9

SIGNAL SMELTER 4:5

[Chazrox]

@lalalandsynth Nice!

[lalalandsynth]

I am on a roll these days :)

Keep in mind that all designs are made with a series of plugins in mind, so I think of each design as a brand. All designs and styles are available so if anyone likes a style and wants to adapt it to their line or individual plugins feel free to get in touch.

Any design can also be made in 3D and animated for ads.

For this particular design I wanted to make something minimal and maintain some empty space, while bending some rules.

So this fantasy brand is Sonicraft - Clarity Series.

Made in Figma + Rox-Knobbuilder

Clarity Limiter UI

Clarity Limiter DAW

Clarity Limiter 16:9

Clarity Limiter 4:5

Clarity ALT UI

[Chazrox]

@lalalandsynth You're killin it with these looks.

[dannytaurus]

@lalalandsynth What kind of cost are we looking at for one of these looks?

Pull it from public display, rework it for my specific plugin, then deliver the individual assets, various mockups and 3D source files?

Ballpark - is it ££ hundreds, £££ thousands, or ££££ tens of thousands?

[lalalandsynth]

@dannytaurus send me pm and we can discuss your particular project as it varies quite a lot. :)

[lalalandsynth]

One UI a day keeps the tinnitus away !

Momentum - Multi Tap delay, again I am thinking of a series of processors for a fictional brand.

Bit bored of Figma for now , next one will be full 3D.

Special offer, if anyone wants a redesign of a fully developed plugin I might want to do that next ? If release is planned and its locked in I would be willing to have a look as my next UI project ? ... maybe ?

Momentum UI

Momentum DAW

Momentum HISE Paint Routines

Momentum 16:9

Momentum 4:5

[Chazrox]

@lalalandsynth Cleeeaaaan.

[Bart]

@lalalandsynth

Great design styles

Are you plucking these from your imagination, or getting style inspirations from somewhere?

[lalalandsynth]

@Bart I get inspiration from everywhere, having said that I have a massive PureRef file with all kinds of designs.

[lalalandsynth]

Latest UI Experiment.

VERY inspired by Neural DSP ;)

This is a blend of Figma and Blender.
Kind of a cross between steampunk and the 60´s , refined steampunk I guess you could say.

Sundial UI

Sundial Standalone

Sundial 16:9 AD

Sundial 4:5 AD

[Chazrox]

@lalalandsynth Beauty!

[lalalandsynth]

Solune - Morph Engine.

WebView experiment running in Hise.

So I can see the webview being used for some isolated hero elements or something , this whole ui is made in webview and it has that annoying hand cursor, it seems i can connect the sliders and all that stuff but its a bit janky.

Hand Cursor fix.

html, body, * {
    cursor: default !important;
}

This would be a nice way to make UI´s if it had a better implementation, not sure if this is planned at all?

Next test is GLSL something.
After some glsl testing, this ui could be recreated with a combo of paint routines, some sprites and glsl

Solune UI

Solune AD 4:5

[Chazrox]

@lalalandsynth You are very good sir.