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They are far more capable. UI is a strange type of visual functionality. The late 80s and 90s UIs manage to minimise ambiguity and make implied function painful
by tomxor 5y ago
They are far more capable. UI is a strange type of visual functionality. The late 80s and 90s UIs manage to minimise ambiguity and make implied function painfully clear... never did anyone hunt for a button amongst a sea of non-interactive content in any of these UIs.
To be blunt, a lot of modern UI are like pretty glass Norman doors... lest you dirty our pretty frosted glass with your filthy hands for the sake of usability, what will the stake holders think!
I am not blind to aesthetics, but I believe form should emerge from function, as per Dieter Rams. Hopefully we will swing back towards prioritising function, but it doesn't have to look dated.
- agumonkey 5y agoI agree, the current era got drunk on visuals and capabilities (animations that quickly stop providing any useful value). It's also a sign of over-mainstreamification of computing. Old layouts required you to think just a little more upfront I believe, now it's a very playful but less efficient.