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Re: Ask HN: What are good high-information density UIs (screenshots, apps, sites)?

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https://old.reddit.com

We used to have an even denser display, but they sadly got rid of it. It was the original reddit mobile interface (served as a webpage, not an app).

There is a screenshot on this blog post (by one of the guys who worked on it): https://pdx.su/blog/2023-04-06-rip-reddit-compact/

Re: Ask HN: What are good high-information density UIs (screenshots, apps, sites)?

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post #48

I find Geizhals' filtering options reasonably compact and information dense. https://geizhals.de/?cat=gra16_512&xf=132_16384&pg=1&view=li... I like the simple table view of RPiLocator. Only a few columns, but lots of rows, no unneeded clutter. https://rpilocator.com/ Not as compact as possible, but at least shows quite some information: GSMArena. It could fit more phones into the comparison table with less whitespace…

English version of Geizhals: https://skinflint.co.uk

Re: Ask HN: What are good high-information density UIs (screenshots, apps, sites)?

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I recall seeing some discussion about the UI density Japanese websites (specifically Japanese news sites). For example: https://www.asahi.com/ Now that I think about it, news sites in general have fairly high density UIs, not that I consider them to be shining examples of great UIs. https://www.yahoo.com https://www.bloomberg.com/

Regarding Bloomberg, the Bloomberg Terminal is also a good example of a really information dense interface. There is a few videos on YouTube where Bloomberg shows examples of how to use their terminals.

Like this one [0]. I don't understand most of it but I can appreciate how few clicks it takes to get the info you want

[0] https://youtu.be/h0hYYIGryJ4?si=LkBtTVWyomvyEjlM&t=69

Re: Ask HN: What are good high-information density UIs (screenshots, apps, sites)?

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post #9

I am developing this project, which replaces product lists with what I call "product charts": https://www.productchart.com The idea is to sort products not by one parameter (like price or release date) but by two - which creates an x/y chart. The product info is displayed dynamically - by default only the image is show. On hover, more info is displayed in a tooltip. And when you click "details", all data is shown. Th…

this is great!

Re: Ask HN: What are good high-information density UIs (screenshots, apps, sites)?

#85
The Bloomberg Terminal [0] has been very high-density and high-contrast since its early days of being an 80x25 terminal interface. Some would say it's not the prettiest UI (although as a former employee I still have a soft spot for it) but it's incredibly functional and also unmistakeable at a distance.

[0] https://assets.bbhub.io/image/v1/resize?width=auto&type=webp...

Re: Ask HN: What are good high-information density UIs (screenshots, apps, sites)?

#87

I recall seeing some discussion about the UI density Japanese websites (specifically Japanese news sites). For example: https://www.asahi.com/ Now that I think about it, news sites in general have fairly high density UIs, not that I consider them to be shining examples of great UIs. https://www.yahoo.com https://www.bloomberg.com/

re: Japanese web design

https://youtu.be/vi8pyS076a8

Re: Ask HN: What are good high-information density UIs (screenshots, apps, sites)?

#88
post #21

I didn't see anyone mention the McMaster-Carr website [1]. It may not be the "densest" out there, but it's clean, functional, and nicely presents a lot of information at once. [1] https://www.mcmaster.com/

Absolutely! Every time I see it mentioned, I end up browsing it just marveling what a nice job they did. It's laid well very well, has just the right information, it's lightning fast, I like the color scheme.

If there is a UI design award somewhere, they should definitely get it.

Re: Ask HN: What are good high-information density UIs (screenshots, apps, sites)?

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post #64
post #9

I am developing this project, which replaces product lists with what I call "product charts": https://www.productchart.com The idea is to sort products not by one parameter (like price or release date) but by two - which creates an x/y chart. The product info is displayed dynamically - by default only the image is show. On hover, more info is displayed in a tooltip. And when you click "details", all data is shown. Th…

I like your project. If I may suggest a feature, DPI option in the side panel would be valuable to me. I won't consider any products that have a screen with less than 220 DPI (e.g. laptops, tablets, monitors etc).

All categories with screens (laptops, tablets, phones, monitors) have the option to switch the axis to "pixels per inch". Hover one of the axis arrows with the mouse to select it.

Does that help?

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