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I wish UI designers would just leave stuff the hell alone when it works fine. System Preferences has been one of the most consistent parts of OS X/MacOS for 20

I wish UI designers would just leave stuff the hell alone when it works fine. System Preferences has been one of the most consistent parts of OS X/MacOS for 20 years now and I really appreciate that consistency. I know where to find stuff. Instructions and guides on the web remain relevant when new versions are released. Yes, occasionally things move around a bit and icons change, but not too much. Mac is not iOS and it shouldn't be. I really dislike the trend of taking UI concepts that are great for a smartphone and applying them to a large display.

netant 4y ago
well what do you when you a new hire? you improve/change things right? as a UI designer you can't be hired then doing nothing because 'keep UI consistent' is more important. :-)
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wonderbore 4y ago
> leave stuff the hell alone when it works fine Agreed. However I always take too long to locate stuff in System Preferences. Zig-zag scanning is so inefficient it's easier to just search for stuff: That's a UI failure.
LeoNatan25 4y ago
But how will the design and engineering clowns present “impact” if not by needlessly redesigning what needs no redesign? Notice how things get rewritten every few years now, whereas in the past, software was maintained for years and years? Kids these days just don’t want to maintain stuff, and their corporate benefit structures encourage rewriting stuff instead of maintenance.
mihaaly 4y ago
To the day I cannot get used to the icon of it. Is it 10 years old? Or more? Somehow this busy gear over gear design is just not characteristic enough, easy to overlook in a busy set of icons. Old one was much better in this regard, it was standing out of the crowd more, not blending in. But they needed some 'fresh look', or 'consistent look', just for the heck of it without functional consideration, argh. They should go paint something or what not, if they are that bored...

netant 4y ago

well what do you when you a new hire? you improve/change things right? as a UI designer you can't be hired then doing nothing because 'keep UI consistent' is more important. :-)

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wonderbore 4y ago

> leave stuff the hell alone when it works fine Agreed. However I always take too long to locate stuff in System Preferences. Zig-zag scanning is so inefficient it's easier to just search for stuff: That's a UI failure.

LeoNatan25 4y ago

But how will the design and engineering clowns present “impact” if not by needlessly redesigning what needs no redesign? Notice how things get rewritten every few years now, whereas in the past, software was maintained for years and years? Kids these days just don’t want to maintain stuff, and their corporate benefit structures encourage rewriting stuff instead of maintenance.

mihaaly 4y ago

To the day I cannot get used to the icon of it. Is it 10 years old? Or more? Somehow this busy gear over gear design is just not characteristic enough, easy to overlook in a busy set of icons. Old one was much better in this regard, it was standing out of the crowd more, not blending in. But they needed some 'fresh look', or 'consistent look', just for the heck of it without functional consideration, argh. They should go paint something or what not, if they are that bored...