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If by "consistency" you mean "function over form" then sure. It's basically brutalist.
by astrodust 8y ago
If by "consistency" you mean "function over form" then sure. It's basically brutalist.
- peterwwillis 8y agoIf a website's aesthetics were important to Facebook's users they never would have joined. http://www.businessinsider.com/what-facebook-used-to-look-like-2014-2#this-is-what-a-facebook-group-page-looked-like-in-2005-2 http://www.businessinsider.com/what-facebook-used-to-look-li...
- astrodust 8y agoLike Craigslist, people don't really have a choice with Facebook. You either use it, as ugly as it is, or don't.
- peterwwillis 8y agoI'm not sure what you mean. You mean they don't have a choice in the design? Because there were plenty of alternatives (MySpace). Facebook just provided a better experience.
- astrodust 8y agoFacebook's software might be better, their uptake was better, but that doesn't mean their site is more visually appealing. It just means it's more effective. Function over form.
- rhizome 8y agoBy "consistency" I mean that its design is evolutionary and hasn't radically changed since the beginning. http://time.com/11740/facebook-10-year-anniversary-interfaces/ http://time.com/11740/facebook-10-year-anniversary-interface...