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The issue I have with commercial web design is the lack of restraint. Just because you’re able to do something doesn’t mean you should. Rare is the commercial w
by 4ws 8y ago
The issue I have with commercial web design is the lack of restraint. Just because you’re able to do something doesn’t mean you should. Rare is the commercial web designer able to just leave the damn content alone. A good website is unnoticeable to the user, allowing them to focus on the content. Instead commercial web design has always managed to find creative ways to make the user fight the website to access the content.
- sdx23 8y agoSo true. Even for wikipedia (which is not that bad at all) from a readability viewpoint it still gets better using the mobile version. Compare e.g. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_design https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_design and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_design https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_design On the other hand, with the mobile version navigation links are not as easily accessible.
- yesenadam 8y agoI just discovered that a couple of days ago, clicking an m.wikipedia link from HN on my desktop.. Huh? Where am I? This looks so good, can't be wikipedia.. ohhh its the mobile site?! It looks a million times better, hard to believe the huge difference.