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My only quibble is that this: "Therefore, it’s important to bring the information you’re there for to the forefront, and minimize distractions. In practice, thi
by rossdavidh 8y ago
My only quibble is that this:
"Therefore, it’s important to bring the information you’re there for to the forefront, and minimize distractions. In practice, this means that the first thing on any page to grab your attention should be the thing that brought you there."
...is just as true for any restaurant, store, or even social network webpage as well. But that appears sometimes to be a lost battle, at least for the moment, so I appreciate that there are at least a few corners of the internet still styling things in the way that helps you to use the page, rather than the way that makes it look more impressive in design meetings with executives or clients.
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- folkrav 8y agoWhat I don't like with this sentence is, this makes it sound like visual design and efficiency are polar opposites. Good design can be both things.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoThey're not opposite - a statement like "the first thing on any page to grab your attention should be the thing that brought you there" is a visual design principle. The problem with design as practiced on the web today isn't about methodologies as much as it's about goals. The design choices maximizing value provided for end users are polar opposites of the "industry standard", the ones your average startup runs with. Seeing the modern UX practices defended and rationalized brings to my mind the image of a 13 year old asking parents for a computer to use "for education" - yes, a computer can be a powerful tool for learning, but you and I both know that's not what you will really be doing with it.