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Arwes: Futuristic Sci-Fi UI Web Framework

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Re: Arwes: Futuristic Sci-Fi UI Web Framework

#13

The future looks there comes in dark aqua tones and chirping noises when information scrolls up and down. The effort reminds me of Star Treks LCARS https://www.thelcars.com where orange blue and purple are prominent and is all touch screen. The future can be very distracting.

But it looks so pretty on camera

Re: Arwes: Futuristic Sci-Fi UI Web Framework

#15
Futuristic UIs peaked decades ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xfTryfN050

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exz1KzuthrQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC3k0d4u5BQ

I really wish we had more interesting and functional examples nowadays - the web is bloated anyway, why not make more elaborate use of that bloat? Here's another example, albeit just a singular art project:

https://virtualself.co/

Still, it requires taste and an eye for design, and balancing all the maximalist elements makes it especially hard to nail.

Re: Arwes: Futuristic Sci-Fi UI Web Framework

#16

Futuristic UIs peaked decades ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xfTryfN050 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exz1KzuthrQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC3k0d4u5BQ I really wish we had more interesting and functional examples nowadays - the web is bloated anyway, why not make more elaborate use of that bloat? Here's another example, albeit just a singular art project: https://virtualself.co/ Still, it requires tas…

A bit unfair to compare a new framework with websites made in Flash decades ago... nothing can compete against Flash websites.

Re: Arwes: Futuristic Sci-Fi UI Web Framework

#18

It's funny how this still feels "futuristic". I'd argue sci-fi, or retro-punk (retro-sci-fi?). The elements of design are those from the past about the future, like 80s sci-fi movie design/tropes that became stuck with the genre, along with beige CRT monitors and large floppy disks.

Yeah, the funniest thing is that this adds latency to elements appearing as a stylistic choice.

This is a stylistic callback to slower systems, like BBS on a slow connection, or UIs on a slow computer.

Re: Arwes: Futuristic Sci-Fi UI Web Framework

#20
This is what early internet thought "the future" looks like for the web. I am wondering why there isn't design diversity (not using the sociological meaning of the word here) for forward-looking web technologies? Somehow the conversation typically centers around AR/VR or inserting crypto into everything. VisionOS is stereotypically "clean and modern". Web design in general seems so derivative and uninspired, which is strange given that a web page is the main point of interaction for most people.
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