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    Would you be able to expand on how your suggestions improve the user's experience? These are just images. Commented Jan 18, 2021 at 17:13
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    This is great. Thanks for sharing your ideas. I think having a total frame will fill the empty space and will give the user some idea saying you have a little list. Commented Jan 18, 2021 at 17:14
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    In my opinion, all of these make the experience worse. They just add superfluous visual noise and do not make the content any clearer. Commented Jan 19, 2021 at 20:57
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    @CodyGray OP wanted to know what could be used to fill out the remaining space, which is exactly what this answer focuses on. The watermark solution does seem a little ancient, but it's still a sensible answer to the question. I can imagine many situations where your minimalistic ideal simply doesn't work and results in a more confusing UX, especially if there are 0-2 items in a list and the user may expect more to appear. Large flat color spaces look ugly and it's something you see much more often in amateurish Android applications than modern professional software. Commented Jan 20, 2021 at 14:44
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    @natiiix Empty gray boxes could just as easily be perceived as a gap where content is supposed to be. Commented Jan 20, 2021 at 15:14