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> I assume anything that requires extra developer hours Not sure why I was downvoted but this was my question, though I should've framed it nicer. I'm curious
by parhamn 6y ago
> I assume anything that requires extra developer hours
Not sure why I was downvoted but this was my question, though I should've framed it nicer. I'm curious why there aren't more designers (even understudies) contributing to OSS, even to build their portfolio, in a similar way SWEs do.
> That being said, this '4 decades dated to 1 decade dated' is not an useful way to criticize a design. Great design is atemporal.
I'm no designer but this seems absurd to me. Judging designs temporally seems to be commonplace. The new site feels like a period of design ruled by Bootstrap which new designs are using less than ever.
I also agree it's not in good taste to be critiquing of open source and reduced funding projects but I'm curious about the talent-attraction mechanics. We should be able to talk about that.
With that said, kudos to them for getting it out! Heres to hoping more designers dive into OSS :)
- ravi-delia 6y agoI'd say that it's common to complain about how old a design looks, but that sure doesn't make much sense 9 times out of 10. A lot of the work that goes into making websites look pretty winds up making them harder to use and slower to load. Give me links and simple colors any day.