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I think you're confusing UX with visual treatment. UX deals with where things are placed on the page, how information is laid out, and the flow of the website.
by lojack 15y ago
I think you're confusing UX with visual treatment. UX deals with where things are placed on the page, how information is laid out, and the flow of the website. I could feasibly do most of this within the confines of bootstrap.
The visual treatment for bootstrap sites, however, completely lacks any branding. The problem isn't that users can't figure out how to use your site (a UX problem) but that users don't associate the look and feel of your website with your product.
- justjimmy 15y agoWhat if the user is put off from seeing another bootstrapped site? They already have a negative connotation before even trying your product/site. That's UX.
- cluda01 15y agoHow many consumers actually know what a boostrapped site is? More importantly I would say that a non-trivial amount of users do not enjoy and even detest change. For an anecdote look to any change facebook makes. One benefit of bootstrap is that casual users can leverage their understanding of how other bootstrap sites behave thus reducing the amount of new things they have to learn and get used to.
- lojack 15y agoThats probably true. On the one hand you have users getting so used to bootstrap sites that they begin to instinctively know expected behavior and how to navigate other bootstrap sites, which is good UX. Then on the other hand you have a lack of brand, and disinterest because of overuse, which is bad UX. I suppose its a bit of a catch-22.