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This entire field of so-called *design" is WILDLY overrated. The biggest problem is that there is way too much mere fashion masquerading as "scientifically prov
by jrm4 5y ago
This entire field of so-called *design" is WILDLY overrated. The biggest problem is that there is way too much mere fashion masquerading as "scientifically proven methodologies of human interaction with machines." There's so much ridiculousness in this space because "designers" treat their own preferences (or worse, those of their company) as nearly immutable laws. Just let me pick poofy or flat buttons and get over yourselves.
- lioeters 5y agoI'm inclined to agree. I'm always wary of design refresh/update in operating systems and commonly used applications like Firefox, because more often than not, it means worse user experience and no perceptible benefit. Your whole comment also rings true when "design" and "designers" are replaced with "software" and "programmers".
- hnick 5y agoOn this new update of Firefox, tabs are disconnected from the page. Are they even tabs anymore?!? They're just disconnected rectangles with round corners! I'm half joking but honestly I don't know why they bother with this. And for whatever reason, it gets under my skin and feels weird.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoHow about let me have text on my buttons so I know what the hell they are for. And I can communicate to my parents what the hell they should be clicking on. And stop hiding every single button. I am specifically referring to Google.