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Re: Arwes – Futuristic Sci-Fi / Cyberpunk Graphical User Interface Framework

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Post by itronitron »

neilpanchal wrote: post #100

Based on the positive responses here, I think I might be the only one who doesn't fancy decorations, whether it's sci-fi or in any form in user interface design - victorian ornamentation, steampunk brass, vaporware aesthetics, etc - they're all artistic endeavors - I think it's fun to explore these and even use them to achieve a particular objective, but I wonder how much of it influences serious designers whose resp…

It's important to note that most popular 'sci-fi/futuristic' styles aren't based on any perceptual studies so may be quite bad choices from an artistic viewpoint of the UI itself. In particular, blue text on a dark background requires much more effort to read than white on dark.

Most of the design choices for UIs in movies are made to ensure they fit the overall aesthetic of the movie, and not because they are good user interface design.

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Post by rkagerer »

longnguyen wrote: post #75

Glad to see this posted on Hacker News. I used this for our internal tool and the first time I showed it, almost the whole company were in awe. I made a kind of public version here if you're interested: https://scan-viewer.vercel.app/scans/1 Edit: Guess I should explain a bit more about this tool. Our main product is a handheld scanner that can take an individual’s body measurements while they are fully clothed. You…

What's the elliptic, flat, angled disc near the kidney in the radar reconstruction?

Re: Arwes – Futuristic Sci-Fi / Cyberpunk Graphical User Interface Framework

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Post by the_pwner224 »

Nannooskeeska wrote: post #77
longnguyen wrote: post #75

Glad to see this posted on Hacker News. I used this for our internal tool and the first time I showed it, almost the whole company were in awe. I made a kind of public version here if you're interested: https://scan-viewer.vercel.app/scans/1 Edit: Guess I should explain a bit more about this tool. Our main product is a handheld scanner that can take an individual’s body measurements while they are fully clothed. You…

I'm getting "An unexpected error has occurred." after a short loading screen. Let me know if you need more info!

I had to enable webgl for it to not error

Re: Arwes – Futuristic Sci-Fi / Cyberpunk Graphical User Interface Framework

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Post by jmnicolas »

For the love of God will someone think of the people that don't have fiber internet ?

The carelessness of most web devs is infuriating. Don't you care that a not insignificant portion of potential users / customers will just close your website after waiting a few seconds as nothing happens.

To the author that thinks he's making the world a better place with lines of code (written on his GitHub), then walk the walk and actually make it a better place for everybody.

Thank you.

The irony that tomorrow a technician is coming to install fiber internet to my home is not lost on me.

Re: Arwes – Futuristic Sci-Fi / Cyberpunk Graphical User Interface Framework

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Post by neilpanchal »

itronitron wrote: post #121
neilpanchal wrote: post #100

Based on the positive responses here, I think I might be the only one who doesn't fancy decorations, whether it's sci-fi or in any form in user interface design - victorian ornamentation, steampunk brass, vaporware aesthetics, etc - they're all artistic endeavors - I think it's fun to explore these and even use them to achieve a particular objective, but I wonder how much of it influences serious designers whose resp…

It's important to note that most popular 'sci-fi/futuristic' styles aren't based on any perceptual studies so may be quite bad choices from an artistic viewpoint of the UI itself. In particular, blue text on a dark background requires much more effort to read than white on dark. Most of the design choices for UIs in movies are made to ensure they fit the overall aesthetic of the movie, and not because they are good u…

Precisely. Those choices (made for entertainment purposes) infiltrate into the general masses through insane popularity of movies --> into the designer's personal taste through exposure since childhood ---> then those designers get employed at various medical, industrial, military, etc. fields and they try to put aesthetics/taste before everything else ---> decision makers in these companies also love it because it appeals to their childhood influence and taste too ---> sub-optimal UI goes into production which influences more designers to follow the trend. We love shiny things.

This strawman is pretty tall and perhaps I am just getting old and grumpy :).

Re: Arwes – Futuristic Sci-Fi / Cyberpunk Graphical User Interface Framework

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Post by rkagerer »

resu_nimda wrote: post #114
neilpanchal wrote: post #100

Based on the positive responses here, I think I might be the only one who doesn't fancy decorations, whether it's sci-fi or in any form in user interface design - victorian ornamentation, steampunk brass, vaporware aesthetics, etc - they're all artistic endeavors - I think it's fun to explore these and even use them to achieve a particular objective, but I wonder how much of it influences serious designers whose resp…

It really depends on the context and the use cases. The F-15 cockpit is an extreme example of a very complex interface that needs to be highly performant under intense life-or-death conditions. Most UIs that people design, including this library, are not meant for anything remotely similar to those situations. A lot of times it's mostly for consuming content. That video of the F-15 actually features a lot of overlay…

As a user, I want all my UI's to be just as elegant, purpose-driven and performant as whatever best of breed example you can think of (perhaps to the point where, like the controls of a cockpit, they feel like a natural extension of my body). Imagine if all Palm or Apple had strived for was "good enough".

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Post by rpdillon »

jmnicolas wrote: post #125

For the love of God will someone think of the people that don't have fiber internet ? The carelessness of most web devs is infuriating. Don't you care that a not insignificant portion of potential users / customers will just close your website after waiting a few seconds as nothing happens. To the author that thinks he's making the world a better place with lines of code (written on his GitHub), then walk the walk an…

I'm confused - the code for the landing page is about 690k, with a 760k background image, and the code for the "Play" section is another 333k. Are those the sizes you are thinking of when you mention fiber internet? I've never had fiber internet and the site loaded very well for me. Is there something I missed?

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Post by prix »

jmnicolas wrote: post #125

For the love of God will someone think of the people that don't have fiber internet ? The carelessness of most web devs is infuriating. Don't you care that a not insignificant portion of potential users / customers will just close your website after waiting a few seconds as nothing happens. To the author that thinks he's making the world a better place with lines of code (written on his GitHub), then walk the walk an…

You must be fun at parties - I would enjoy your icebreaker on how to not make the world a better place.
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