I dont know how this type of blog posts get into HN.
One guy ranting saying "I dont like this, period" without any elaborated answer fits into the same clickbaiting crap that we get elsewhere...
Why I dislike Modern UI
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#12I think this make tons of sense. It seems like some designers or people that make interfaces try to ~show off~ to users with cool UIs, crazy animations, etc.
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#13I like this post because it validates my opinions! IMO this is the pinnacle of web design: https://stallman.org/
It looks broken, like someone's typoed the css filename
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#14I dont know how this type of blog posts get into HN. One guy ranting saying "I dont like this, period" without any elaborated answer fits into the same clickbaiting crap that we get elsewhere...
You may be downvoted to oblivion for asking how it gets on the front page (some people think it is of interest is the usual answer, IIRC), but honestly, however this ended up here, I am struggling to work out the point of it is.
It's four short paragraphs, short enough for a forum comment, of someone vaguely talking about UI, with zero examples. It's also the only post on the site. Fishy.
I feel bad saying this as the author may just have English as a second language but due to some wacky, essentially meaningless sentences, I did wonder if the point was it's an example of text generated by "AI".
Edit: And this gets downvoted within seconds. Ridiculous.
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#15What are examples of "Modern UI"?? I think of Mac OS X, my Garmin watch or the Leica M10 UI. They are modern but I do think their UI would still be good in 40 years
I think he/she is referring to Microsoft's design guidelines ?
Anyway, some exemples would be welcome.
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#16I think his blog is very much "modern UI."
The styling is well-considered, deliberate and does the job nicely. UNLIKE the naked HTML/no-css that some people here PRETEND to admire.
Webpages should be pleasing to the eyes. Pulling this off requires a sense of taste and significant work (although not necessary by the content author).
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#17I dont know how this type of blog posts get into HN. One guy ranting saying "I dont like this, period" without any elaborated answer fits into the same clickbaiting crap that we get elsewhere...
From TFA:
"When I see these modern interfaces and all these animations/transitions, I get sudden emotions which seems good, but that fades away quickly and after that it turns out all too noisy. There is no serenity in it."
He's getting sudden emotions? What does this even mean? And do I really need "serenity" in a GUI?
For me, the real problem with GUIs is that it's not easy to repeat or automate a task.
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#18a huge part of this "modern UI" wants to be invisible, and not fancy at all. Transitions, transparency, animations are techniques and methods to make a digital thing become more humanized.
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#19I like this post because it validates my opinions! IMO this is the pinnacle of web design: https://stallman.org/
With 5 lines of CSS added it would be. Currently it's not. When I read something from Stallman I always take the time to either download the html and convert to pdf or manually add some CSS for font size, line length and centering justifying.
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Re: Why I dislike Modern UI
#20I like this post because it validates my opinions! IMO this is the pinnacle of web design: https://stallman.org/
With 5 lines of CSS added it would be. Currently it's not. When I read something from Stallman I always take the time to either download the html and convert to pdf or manually add some CSS for font size, line length and centering justifying.
Nice to be able to do even that. Many sites these days won't even let me highlight, which I often do while reading. It is infuriating.