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I’ve been on a similar journey, and I haven’t found any good resources. Much of the low-density trend can be traced back to Tailwind. I love the library, but I
by danielvaughn 1y ago
I’ve been on a similar journey, and I haven’t found any good resources.
Much of the low-density trend can be traced back to Tailwind. I love the library, but I do find it frustrating that pretty much all designers lean towards low-density by default.
The problem is that it only works well for casual/consumer applications. Once you start building for professional, productivity-driven products, you need density.
One shining example I can think of is: https://usgraphics.com/ https://usgraphics.com/
- smoe 1y agoI think Tailwind didn't start the trend, but continued from what Bootstrap and Material Design started in the 2010s
- danielvaughn 1y agoKind of, though Refactoring UI recommended it explicitly, and it influenced a lot of contemporary work.
- ashwinsundar 1y agoHow did Tailwind contribute to the low-density trend? I use it a lot and don't really find myself forced to create "low-density" sites based on any decision by the library-makers.
- danielvaughn 1y agoI should’ve specified Tailwind UI. The book Refactoring UI explicitly says “use more whitespace than you think you need”, and that bit of advice is evident in all the components that Tailwind UI offers. They do look nice, but it’s become so heavily used that designers lean on it reflexively, rather than considering whether it makes sense in that context.
- eddyg 1y agoTheir X feed is fantastic: https://x.com/usgraphics https://x.com/usgraphics
- leephillips 1y agoIt’s inspiring.