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It's the natural result of removing all unnecessary/uninformative decoration from the interface. Form follows function. What's missing? What other more appeali
by ctdonath 14y ago
It's the natural result of removing all unnecessary/uninformative decoration from the interface. Form follows function.
What's missing? What other more appealing, and non-gratuitous/extraneous, forms may follow the function?
- ephemeralism 14y agoForm follows function doesn't have to result in minimalism or flatness. Gradients, drop shadows, bevels and other 3D effects function as visual cues, and can help a user figure out the hierarchy, order and function of elements in a 2D design. They're not extraneous, at least not when used properly.
- ctdonath 14y agoThe added information (depth, angles, shapes) don't contribute to the information being conveyed beyond a simple color change. Takes a lot more effort (however fast or cheap) to draw and perceive such effects than flat geometry. The audience may have spare mental cycles to throw at processing such info, but don't make them do so.