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Ninety-degree angles do not exist in nature. So you're going to get two schools of thought: UI should look more natural (and therefore round off any hard edges)
by solatic 11mo ago
Ninety-degree angles do not exist in nature. So you're going to get two schools of thought: UI should look more natural (and therefore round off any hard edges), or UI should intentionally embrace hard edges, as a declaration of defiance against entropy, just like any other human endeavor for industry, progress, stability, and reliability.
We used to build systems that we wished would stand the test of time. Now we build systems that only last as long as PMs care about them and their warranty period runs out. What do our design choices say about us?
- OisinMoran 11mo agoMay I introduce you to Bismuth?
- kcplate 11mo ago…which doesn’t look “natural” because of it’s crystals form close to 90 degree angles.
- chriswarbo 11mo agoThat's circular reasoning (which is ironic, given the subject at hand).
- kcplate 11mo agoThe point is that it’s rare to see it in nature, so our minds tend to think that they are not natural.