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I hate material design. I don't want more vacant space, I want density. Ive always loved Japanese website layouts. Content is beauty.

• audiolion 8y ago
  do you have any examples or resources on Japanese style web design?
  • themodelplumber 8y ago
    It's everywhere. Simple example: Compare the differences--and even the subtleties--in information density between yahoo.co.jp and Yahoo.com.
    • anonytrary 8y ago
      Oh wow that is a stark contrast. yahoo.co.uk, yahoo.co.in, yahoo.co.id, etc. are all incredibly low-density as well. I have always loved the Japanese aesthetic, I wonder if any other cultures have a similar preference for websites.
      • SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
        Only downside being that it's common to see people walking around in Japan with their phone about a foot in front of their face.
        • themodelplumber 8y ago
          Sounds like me. On the couch or walking around I'm at 10-12 inches away. I wonder--do people who don't prefer high information density hold their devices farther away?
  • Accacin 8y ago
    It's not just Japanese, Chinese also. An article not long ago theorized some reasoning behind it: https://randomwire.com/why-japanese-web-design-is-so-different/ https://randomwire.com/why-japanese-web-design-is-so-differe...
• vesinisa 8y ago
  I hope you have noticed that in GMail you can swtich between different "density" modes. In your Inbox, click on the cogwheel on the right-hand top corner and select the second option "Display density". The "Compact" setting is actually rather dense. Although, it mostly affects the density of rows (conversations) in your inbox and does not scale e.g. the search box input field above.