Too narrow, hidden, minimal feedback…

  • ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    We had good design up until the mid-2000s,

    …when people were saying “I hate modern design. We had good design up until the mid-1980s…”

    …when people were saying “I hate modern design. We had good design up until the mid-1960s…”

    …when people were saying “I hate modern design. We had good design up until the mid-1940s…”

    …when people were saying “I hate modern design. We had good design up until the mid-1920s…”

    Rinse, repeat. The past wasn’t always better, you were just younger. We just had different design problems in 2005.

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      1 year ago

      Computer UI design is what is being discussed; not really pre-internet media.

      What happened is that pro tools became available to unskilled, untalented, and unseasoned amateurs around 2000. I think what’s being criticized is the “web 2.0” trend that arose when every nincompoop with cracked copies of Adobe/Macromedia Suite(s) could produce and publish trash, as became sooooo easy and cheap. Whereas prior to this shift in technology, design had to be well-conceived and intentional because proofing and publishing was an expensive barrier to tom-fuckery by hobbyists.

      e: spel

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      1 year ago

      Wrong, but okay.

      There is a trend of users lowering their standards so developers’ jobs are easier. It’s why we don’t get settings as often as we used to.

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        1 year ago

        No, we don’t get settings because companies skimp out on engineers to actually build the backend, and Apple normalized not being able to customize your workflow so people accept it. It has very little to do with design trends.

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          1 year ago

          You just described design trends then said they have very little to do with design trends.

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            1 year ago

            If you can’t tell the difference between design trends and management trends, I don’t think you know as much as you think you do.