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But is it simply trading actual concrete functionality and usability in exchange for the concept of "superficially looks nicer to certain people in a marketing
by everyone 9mo ago
But is it simply trading actual concrete functionality and usability in exchange for the concept of "superficially looks nicer to certain people in a marketing image" ?
- rpdillon 9mo agoYep, quite literally form-over-function.
- iamcalledrob 9mo agoI'd argue it's trading legibility for aesthetics. My personal take is that aesthetics play an important function, but legibility is more important. Good design will achieve both.
- reactordev 9mo agoA great example of the pains it takes to achieve both: https://admindagency.com/road-sign-design/ https://admindagency.com/road-sign-design/ Road sign design had to achieve both and more and yet they still managed to pull it off.