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Fashion really has no place in computing. These are tools and we should treat them as such "The reaction, as all reactionary trends, was to throw out everythin
by tomc1985 9y ago
Fashion really has no place in computing. These are tools and we should treat them as such
"The reaction, as all reactionary trends, was to throw out everything that came before and fully embrace this new direction of minimalist ui, white space layouts and magazine typesetting. Some argue that it was a timely change to meet the demands of the increasing complexities of the interface. That we had grown out of the need to include real world cues in our digital analogies. Evolved the interface."
No, a bunch of kingmakers got on stage and we foolishly listened to them.
- wilg 9y agoDo you think that fashion isn't a part of other types of tools?
- tomc1985 9y agoI think that it is something imposed on us by the more aesthetically-inclined. Herd mentality, etc... Given the anti-creative monotony that "fashion" produces in tech, I'd take the DIY geocities aesthetic and skeumorphism any day of the week
- egd 9y ago> Fashion really has no place in computing. These are tools and we should treat them as such This is a remarkably limited perspective on a set of devices that people spend almost every waking hour using.
- chrismcb 9y agoIf course fashion has a place in computing. It has a place in physical tools as well. You want a tool to be easy to use. A purely designed tool isn't easy to use. Fashion comes into play to design tools that are easy to user and nice to look at... In the case if UI, the look look is a part of the too as well. You want people to buy your product. People tend to buy the latest fashion.
- nnq 9y ago> Fashion really has no place in computing. These are tools and we should treat them as such This cracked me up... You do realize that even things like programming language selection are 90% fashion-driven, right?