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> I hate the new interface and always browse on old.reddit.com, mainly because of the higher density of information that makes it easier for me to scan for post

by ioddly 8y ago

> I hate the new interface and always browse on old.reddit.com, mainly because of the higher density of information that makes it easier for me to scan for posts I want to read. I'm actually trying to "redesign" an app (I put design in quotes because I'm a dev and just trying to make a personal project look nice) and one of the struggles I have had is that high information density can look crappy at first but once you get used to it, is a better experience. So much nicer to have everything you care about in a single screen.

Moru 8y ago
Make an optional pro interface so noobs get lured in for the prettyness and when they know what they are doing, can swith?
- adrianN 8y ago
  Why have one interface if, for twice the money, you can have two?
  - goatlover 8y ago
    Clever girl.
rangibaby 8y ago
> high information density can look crappy at first but once you get used to it, is a better experience. TL;DR Your app should have the information density that it needs to be: 1. Useful and 2. Help the user avoid operating the app in a way that they don't intend to or is dangerous Looking fancy is a secondary concern to good function. Typography has an important function because it is how you convey information to your user. Poorly laid out or written text can cause your user to get tired or use your app wrong. Of course, making a useful interface is a difficult and long job. It is also thankless work, because if you do a good job your users will use your app without even noticing how well designed it is (good design is invisible!). It's much easier to slap a pretty facade on your poorly designed app and call it done. People will be impressed by it, but struggle to use it. I would recommend finding physical copies of Josef Mueller Brockmann's books, especially "Grid Systems in Graphic Design" and "The Graphic Artist and His Design Problems". They are both old (pre-DTP) but have great basic advice about how to design pages.

by ioddly 8y ago

Moru 8y ago

Make an optional pro interface so noobs get lured in for the prettyness and when they know what they are doing, can swith?

adrianN 8y ago
Why have one interface if, for twice the money, you can have two?
- goatlover 8y ago
  Clever girl.

rangibaby 8y ago

> high information density can look crappy at first but once you get used to it, is a better experience. TL;DR Your app should have the information density that it needs to be: 1. Useful and 2. Help the user avoid operating the app in a way that they don't intend to or is dangerous Looking fancy is a secondary concern to good function. Typography has an important function because it is how you convey information to your user. Poorly laid out or written text can cause your user to get tired or use your app wrong. Of course, making a useful interface is a difficult and long job. It is also thankless work, because if you do a good job your users will use your app without even noticing how well designed it is (good design is invisible!). It's much easier to slap a pretty facade on your poorly designed app and call it done. People will be impressed by it, but struggle to use it. I would recommend finding physical copies of Josef Mueller Brockmann's books, especially "Grid Systems in Graphic Design" and "The Graphic Artist and His Design Problems". They are both old (pre-DTP) but have great basic advice about how to design pages.