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Note this was written by a "software engineer". A designer would have used white space for separation, not a line.
by tasuki 2y ago
Note this was written by a "software engineer". A designer would have used white space for separation, not a line.
- epolanski 2y agoI don't think there's only one way to present information.
- MortyWaves 2y agoWhat are you even getting at here? Obviously that's how a "designer" or "software engineer" would display items that require whitespace between them. This proposal is for when you do want something other whitespace.
- tasuki 2y agoI'm getting at the fact that designers use white space to visually separate things. People who know nothing about design put lines between things to separate them.
- jeroenhd 2y agoThat sounds rather pretentious. There are good places to use whitespace and there are good places to use separators. There's a reason Excel uses lines to separate cells rather than whitespace and it's not because Microsoft never thought to hire a designer. Going hard on whitespace is just a visual trend that'll undoubtedly change in the future again. It wasn't that long ago that designers went all in on glossy 3D effects with hard separators for basic UI design. You cannot derive someone's qualifications from a subjective aesthetical choice like that.
- micromacrofoot 2y agononsense, sometimes you want a line
- cstrahan 2y agoThe designers behind practically every newspaper (including the New York Times) would disagree with you: https://store.nytimes.com/cdn/shop/products/new-york-times-front-page-reprint_1024x1024.jpg?v=1737018191 https://store.nytimes.com/cdn/shop/products/new-york-times-f... If you’re against established, commonly accepted best practices for design, then I can’t argue with you — everyone is entitled to their own opinions, as unpopular as they may be.