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A few years ago I would have agreed with you, but I've been very impressed with the subtly moving backgrounds on some Android phones (Samsung?), which attract l
by wyattpeak 7y ago
A few years ago I would have agreed with you, but I've been very impressed with the subtly moving backgrounds on some Android phones (Samsung?), which attract little enough attention that it took me a few weeks to register it at all. I'm no longer convinced that movement is inherently distracting.
I agree that I can't see a really compelling functional usecase here, but aesthetics is a worthy goal in its own right. I'm cautious, and animation will almost certainly make icons worse before it makes them better, but I can see potential improvement, and I'll always err on the side of expanding toolsets.
- jkoberg 7y agoThey had to add settings to turn that stuff off because it makes people woozy. "cute" design with no user goal has collateral damage.
- wyattpeak 7y agoSure, and colour television made TV worse for the colourblind. The mere fact that something is worse for some people isn't a sufficient argument. The fact that they haven't removed it entirely suggests that it nevertheless creates a net improvement in customer opinion. Also I reject your swipe - aesthetics is a valid goal. Functionality is not the only measure of a system.