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I’m consistently amazed at how much energy has been put into the light/dark UI pattern for web and mobile apps. Way way more than was ever put into dealing with
by habosa 3y ago
I’m consistently amazed at how much energy has been put into the light/dark UI pattern for web and mobile apps. Way way more than was ever put into dealing with colorblindness or any other form of color adjustment imo.
It’s nice to have the choice but I also wonder what else might have been done with all that UX/UI design and SWE time.
- Rapzid 3y agoIt's because devices have been pushing these system preferences. At one point I believe MacBook Pros were coming with default dark mode(or at least asking you which you prefer during startup). My phone auto switches to dark preference based on time/environment. Now, you don't want to be the ONLY product your user uses that blasts their eyeballs out because it doesn't respect system preferences.. Do you?
- boredhedgehog 3y agoThat seems to be linked to the spreading belief that this is a health issue instead of an aesthetic preference. Those who now believe this option somehow hurts their healthy eyes might already outnumber the actually colorblind.
- globular-toast 3y agoNah, that's not what it is. It's just fashion. Dark mode is the new flat icon.
- parasti 3y agoRight? This whole affair seems very disproportionate. My bank recently announced a redesign of their online web app, and one of the major points they said they focused on was ... dark mode? Really?