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1. comex · 1790275810 · focus · HN ↗

   I notice that

       Syncthing-For
       k
   

   is one of the first pieces of text in the first screenshot. With the k on its own line like that. Not usually something I’d comment on, but if you’re showing off a redesign…

   1. katzenq · 1790276734 · focus · HN ↗

      That app itself also has some of the most revolting UI I've seen in a modern Android app (Vertical gradient filled buttons with thick gray strokes surrounded by not-quite-Material UI widgets, in a nonsensical custom control they had to go out of their way to make rather than just use a dropdown). Android developers really just don't care.

      1. tripleee · 1790281580 · focus · HN ↗

         its not an app you open much. I'd prefer them to spend time on the actual functionality

         1. frereubu · 1790285158 · focus · HN ↗

            Good design is part of the functionality.

            1. hn92726819 · 1790297724 · focus · HN ↗

               What word would you use to differentiate design and non-design functionality?

               1. frereubu · 1790329466 · focus · HN ↗

                  I think anyone who differentiates between design and functionality has a profound misconception of what design should mean, and are the kind of people who produce terrible interfaces because they just see design as prettifying the functionality. That's why you get buttons that don't look clickable, lines where they're not needed, no lines where they are etc. Good design is a holistic practice, and in the case of apps the interface should be an integral part of the functionality. There's lots of literature out there about things like affordances, but many people don't know about it or don't care enough to use it in practice.

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