This articles seems based on a misunderstanding that design is only about looking good. I would actually say Hacker News and Stack Overflow have very good desi

This articles seems based on a misunderstanding that design is only about looking good. I would actually say Hacker News and Stack Overflow have very good design. They have design that meets the goals of the sites. That is what design is, meeting the goals of your product. Sure, design can look good, but looking good is only one part of design. It’s not all of design.