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2009 rectangles were pretty cool. They had scroll bars that were visible at all times, minimal whitespace and generally better usability and functionality. No p
by neilpanchal 6y ago
2009 rectangles were pretty cool. They had scroll bars that were visible at all times, minimal whitespace and generally better usability and functionality. No purple gradients and huge buttons, responsive mess that serve what I consider mobile-first-desktop-last rectangles. It's becoming harder to find pure rectangles even, they've become soft baby-like with rounded corners to sooth our senses!
Here are some relics with sane typography, iconic icons and compact UI [1][2][3].
[1] https://www.martinmajoor.com/6_my_philosophy.html https://www.martinmajoor.com/6_my_philosophy.html
[2] http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/ http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/
[3] https://news.ycombinator.com/news https://news.ycombinator.com/news
- solarkraft 6y agoThe silk icons are fine visually, but way too complex to tell them apart quickly. [2] looks like an example of the headache badly mixed typography can cause. Those are opinions, of course, but I don't think the basics (like soothed senses) are controversial, many of which can be objectively studied.
- neilpanchal 6y ago2030 rectangles are back to pure retro forms! Most design today is based on trends, and hardly any objectivity: https://www.google.com/search?q=design+trends https://www.google.com/search?q=design+trends
- tim333 6y ago>minimal whitespace Your examples seem to have plenty of whitespace, at least 1 and 2 do. That said I quite like whitespace. I think there much to be said for sites that look like traditional nicely done books eg https://bikes-n-stuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_9229-2.jpg https://bikes-n-stuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_922... which is a look which evolved over many decades.