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Looks quite nice, at a glance. What am I missing?

by Radim 11y ago

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BinaryIdiot 11y ago
Seems a vast amount of new, tech websites look identical to this one as it was a bootstrap template. So it's making fun of those who use the same template, tweak a few things and boom it's a "super awesome website that we worked hard on". Bootstrap has its uses. Being non-creative and using the same template over and over like everyone else just comes off as unimaginative.
- MisterBastahrd 11y ago
  Most designers could never create something that's better than the basic bootstrap framework, which makes this site incredibly ironic. There's nothing wrong with a common design language or layout system for the web. I shouldn't have to sit there for 5 minutes to guess how to navigate a website.
  - BinaryIdiot 11y ago
    > Most designers could never create something that's better than the basic bootstrap framework Maybe? Are you meaning 'most' in the more general of terms (in which case I'd argue most programmers couldn't even use bootstrap because most implies > 50% and many programmers are terrible at front end web development)? Maybe I'm just used to high quality designers but I haven't worked with one yet that couldn't do just that.
    - MisterBastahrd 11y ago
      I'm not talking about developers. Most designers on the web are neophytes from a UX standpoint because they got their start in print in college and are making a transition lest they become unemployable. Furthermore, the nice thing about bootstrap is that I can look at the code and immediately understand the intention of the designer. Custom rolled CSS isn't that obvious, usually.
- bottled_poe 11y ago
  > "making fun" Like this? "Ha ha, you chose the most cost effective web-design option. What a dummy you are."
  - BinaryIdiot 11y ago
    Hey I never said it wasn't cost effective just unimaginative :). Not everyone has the time nor money to be more imaginative than a default and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that nor is it even needed all of the time.
PhasmaFelis 11y ago
Mainly that it's overused, as the article subtly implies. Also, I think, that it embodies style-over-substance in web design: lots of empty space, lots of unnecessary scrolling, lots of cute but pointless gimcrackery.

Looks quite nice, at a glance. What am I missing?

by Radim 11y ago

Looks quite nice, at a glance. What am I missing?

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BinaryIdiot 11y ago

Seems a vast amount of new, tech websites look identical to this one as it was a bootstrap template. So it's making fun of those who use the same template, tweak a few things and boom it's a "super awesome website that we worked hard on". Bootstrap has its uses. Being non-creative and using the same template over and over like everyone else just comes off as unimaginative.

MisterBastahrd 11y ago
Most designers could never create something that's better than the basic bootstrap framework, which makes this site incredibly ironic. There's nothing wrong with a common design language or layout system for the web. I shouldn't have to sit there for 5 minutes to guess how to navigate a website.
- BinaryIdiot 11y ago
  > Most designers could never create something that's better than the basic bootstrap framework Maybe? Are you meaning 'most' in the more general of terms (in which case I'd argue most programmers couldn't even use bootstrap because most implies > 50% and many programmers are terrible at front end web development)? Maybe I'm just used to high quality designers but I haven't worked with one yet that couldn't do just that.
  - MisterBastahrd 11y ago
    I'm not talking about developers. Most designers on the web are neophytes from a UX standpoint because they got their start in print in college and are making a transition lest they become unemployable. Furthermore, the nice thing about bootstrap is that I can look at the code and immediately understand the intention of the designer. Custom rolled CSS isn't that obvious, usually.
bottled_poe 11y ago
> "making fun" Like this? "Ha ha, you chose the most cost effective web-design option. What a dummy you are."
- BinaryIdiot 11y ago
  Hey I never said it wasn't cost effective just unimaginative :). Not everyone has the time nor money to be more imaginative than a default and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that nor is it even needed all of the time.

PhasmaFelis 11y ago

Mainly that it's overused, as the article subtly implies. Also, I think, that it embodies style-over-substance in web design: lots of empty space, lots of unnecessary scrolling, lots of cute but pointless gimcrackery.