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Flat, monochrome icons might look nice, but they are only useful if used sparingly. If you're going to use many icons, then they need to be visually distinctiv
by alextingle 10mo ago
Flat, monochrome icons might look nice, but they are only useful if used sparingly.
If you're going to use many icons, then they need to be visually distinctive. That means ditching the flat designs, and embracing colour again.
- wolpoli 10mo agoColor icons needs to done twice - once for light mode and again for dark mode. It is the reason for removing colors and shadings from all icons.
- alextingle 10mo agoSo in your opinion, monochrome icons are a sign of laziness, rather than an aesthetic choice. Got it.
- wolpoli 10mo agoI never said that. However, I think the entire industry ended up using monochrome icons due to aesthetic, and many practical reasons.
- eldaisfish 10mo agoThink about what was lost in the quest for dark mode versus the benefits. I would argue that menu icons are more useful than dark mode in several situations.
- immibis 10mo agoWe don't need light mode and dark mode if we just set our monitor brightness correctly. It seems some monitors now assume dark mode - only the very lowest brightness setting isn't blinding.