Designers Bot: ideas for Telegram UI

You use Telegram every day and you know exactly what you would redraw. A button sits in the wrong place, an animation stutters, the settings screen is overloaded. Usually it stays a thought.

Designers Bot gives it somewhere to go: it accepts interface mockups and animations meant to make Telegram better. 🎨

This is not support and not a complaint form. It is a drop box for visual ideas, where the picture counts more than the words.

What you can send

The bot takes UI mockups and animations. According to its page, images such as png and videos such as mp4 are fine, as long as they show how a new feature or improvement could look.

• Screen layouts. A new chat list, redesigned settings, a different profile screen.
• Animations. A transition between screens, a menu appearing, a response to a tap.
• Ideas for any platform. A suggestion can target whichever platform Telegram runs on.

The only command in the menu, /start, simply restarts the bot. Everything else is done by attaching a file in the chat.

What happens to the best work

The strongest submissions get published in Telegram's designers channel. It works as a showcase where everyone who follows it sees the best ideas. For the author it is a way to show work to a big audience. 🌟

The bot's description also says top contributors may be invited to join the Telegram team as UI designers. An invitation is never promised, and this is not a contest with a guaranteed prize. Still, a published piece helps a portfolio.

Making your work stand out

1. Pick one problem. A mockup that redoes everything is harder to judge than a focused improvement.
2. Show a scenario. An animation or short video explains an idea better than a still image.
3. Follow Telegram's own logic. A style consistent with standard elements makes a concept look realistic.
4. Check the quality. A blurry screenshot or uneven margins lower the impression at once.
5. Send one file in one message, without long explanations.

Before you hit send

Publication in the channel means your work becomes public. Do not send anything you would not want a wide audience to see, and do not submit someone else's work under your name. ⚠️

• Ownership. Send only what you drew yourself.
• Personal data. Remove names, phone numbers and other people's chats from screenshots.
• No promise of implementation. Liking an idea does not mean it will ship.
• No guaranteed reply. The bot collects materials, so do not expect feedback on every piece.

Who gets the most out of it

Beginner designers who need a live project for a portfolio. Students learning to draw interfaces on a product they already know. And people who just enjoy imagining how an app could feel nicer. 🖌️

If you are not a designer but have an idea, a simple sketch or prototype in any editor is enough. What matters is that it is clear what exactly you propose to change.

Why messengers need outside input

An interface used by millions is always a compromise. Some people want compact lists, others large buttons, others a dark theme with different contrast. An open intake of work gives the team a fresh view from outside and shows which problems users notice themselves.

For you it is a chance to influence a product you use daily. Even if your work is never published, the habit of taking an interface apart in detail makes you a better designer.