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| Syntax Error:
There is no such thing as a UI only a UX. I should place the above statement on a big blank A4 sheet in a monospace font at 10em size. But out of respect for Dave's forum... My point is, web developers are so focussed in on their super whizzy javascript framework user interface, with CSS tricks, they have no idea that they are being paid to deliver a positive user experience for their client's online customers. The user experience is often not good, especially when sites are built 'reactively'. You want more margin with that padding in portrait mode? So who can the frustrated users complain to? No-one. Try finding someone at, for example ebay, who will listen, act and follow up. Digital executives don't know 'web', and the web consultants know it. Anyway, these crap sites are revamped every nine months as part of the developer team's ongoing clusterf*kup. You want some extra line spacing with this post? |
| AntiProtonBoy:
I'm in the "less is more" camp. I like Spartan interfaces, provided the design does not get in the way of productivity, and is not loaded down with JavaScript shitshow under the hood. Web development has been a race to the bottom industry. It has become the last resort career option for many CS drop-outs. |
| gnuarm:
--- Quote from: YurkshireLad on April 21, 2021, 01:07:37 pm ---I don't think any modern "UI designers" re-design for their users/customers. It's either for what the designers think is best, or what the designers think their users/customers think is best. Google's UIs are mind boggling. GNOME desktop? Just no. Don't get me started on Windows 10 and other Microsoft applications. And Amazon? Can you not design your website to flow properly? UI design is easy. GOOD UI design is not. I've stopped assuming designers know what they're doing or that they're designing for their users. |O Middle aged man shouts at cloud! :palm: ;D --- End quote --- Once I thought I would get an idea of how really good web pages were constructed by looking for web page design awards. What I found were winning pages full of fancy graphics like it was the Oscars. I found no indication there is a standard of excellence or even a motivation for web page design that is utilitarian. |
| bd139:
Oh don’t get me started on that. On a comedy note I built the front end for a large fintech system about a decade ago. Worked down to 1280x760, had decent info density and was efficient and reliable. Along comes a remarketing job with two UI designers with 32” 4K screens. New interface rollout caused a massive shit show because clients with old corp laptops couldn’t actually see any content without scrolling :-DD Moral of the story: if you want highly efficient usable software give your developers a shit laptop with a tiny screen to work off :-DD |
| AntiProtonBoy:
If developers are worth their salt, they would do proper unit testing. |
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