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> User interface designers aim to reduce cognitive load, improve ease of use, and guarantee access to all (Johnson, 2020). Do they, though? Anecdotally, they s
by bqmjjx0kac 2y ago
> User interface designers aim to reduce cognitive load, improve ease of use, and guarantee access to all (Johnson, 2020).
Do they, though? Anecdotally, they seem to be primarily focused on optimizing engagement metrics, secondarily on adding gratuitous padding, and tertiarily on making all the buttons flat and harder to distinguish from the background. Rant over.