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Yeah! Why can't every website be 12pt black-on-white Courier New?

• dmitriid 7y ago
  No. The question is: why can't every website be like gov.uk sites: with proper legibility, quick content, clearly designed and labeled for controls etc. [1-3] Or things like BBC's Global Experience Language [4] [1] Government Design Principles https://www.gov.uk/guidance/government-design-principles https://www.gov.uk/guidance/government-design-principles [2] gov.uk Design System https://design-system.service.gov.uk https://design-system.service.gov.uk [3] Or even tings like "Why the GOV.UK Design System team changed the input type for numbers" https://technology.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/24/why-the-gov-uk-design-system-team-changed-the-input-type-for-numbers/ https://technology.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/24/why-the-gov-uk-des... [4] https://bbc.github.io/gel/ https://bbc.github.io/gel/
  • sfifs 7y ago
    Because to some people (like me) the gov.uk website looks ugly and gives off a harsh "beware" vibe? Design is at least as much about achieving a certain emotional reaction as it is about legibility and clarity
    • dmitriid 7y ago
      That's a valid concern. Unfortunately, it looks like most of current design on the web tends to overdo emotional reactions to the detriment of legibility and clarity.