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I get that government websites need to be accessible more then anything, and these constraints are obviously more important then the vague and subjective idea o

I get that government websites need to be accessible more then anything, and these constraints are obviously more important then the vague and subjective idea of beauty, but damn some of these components are really ugly: https://v2.designsystem.digital.gov/components/button/ https://v2.designsystem.digital.gov/components/button/ https://v2.designsystem.digital.gov/components/form-controls/ https://v2.designsystem.digital.gov/components/form-controls... The borders just seems really poor looking for me. The form controls double borders when in error and focus are so aggressive. No elevations or shadows. It's flat design to it's radical extreme. I suppose I've gotten used to beauty being subtle - like a good comedy, if it's in your face then it isn't very good.

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slow_donkey 7y ago
Honestly it looks fine to me - they do seem jarring individually but casually browsing the sites is pleasant. I'm very appreciative that each component is very clear and pages won't draw my attention in 10 different places.
dubcanada 7y ago
I also would have to disagree, I find them to be super easy to understand. And someone like my grand father would actually be able to know whats going on.
- plausibilities 7y ago
  This. Accessibility should ideally take into account different levels of information processing abilities. While some of us are happy to sacrifice what we feel is a negligible amount of visual context for visual aesthetic, others may need that extra context and cannot afford such a luxury.
wlesieutre 7y ago
I wouldn't say they're ugly, more that they're not trendy. They're round rects with text on them. But I don't need my government services to be on the bleeding edge of web design trends so I think that's fine.
- plopz 7y ago
  The square focus border around the rounded button looks pretty bad to me. I feel like it should be more consistent, either square the button or round the focus border.
  - wlesieutre 7y ago
    IMO having a focus border that doesn't look like a page content element is a feature. You could make it blend in more, but do you really want it to?

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slow_donkey 7y ago

Honestly it looks fine to me - they do seem jarring individually but casually browsing the sites is pleasant. I'm very appreciative that each component is very clear and pages won't draw my attention in 10 different places.

dubcanada 7y ago

I also would have to disagree, I find them to be super easy to understand. And someone like my grand father would actually be able to know whats going on.

plausibilities 7y ago
This. Accessibility should ideally take into account different levels of information processing abilities. While some of us are happy to sacrifice what we feel is a negligible amount of visual context for visual aesthetic, others may need that extra context and cannot afford such a luxury.

wlesieutre 7y ago

I wouldn't say they're ugly, more that they're not trendy. They're round rects with text on them. But I don't need my government services to be on the bleeding edge of web design trends so I think that's fine.

plopz 7y ago
The square focus border around the rounded button looks pretty bad to me. I feel like it should be more consistent, either square the button or round the focus border.
- wlesieutre 7y ago
  IMO having a focus border that doesn't look like a page content element is a feature. You could make it blend in more, but do you really want it to?