i miss when websites actually had character to them. i remember when youtube actually let you customise your page and now its all just flat and dead. ☹️
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This! I hate this so much. Every time I discuss this with designers or suggest something a little out of the ordinary all I hear is “we can’t, our users are used to xyz, Big Corp is doing it like this, so we do too” etc 🤮 There’s spreadsheets that look more interesting 😩
Everyone following the same design is frustrating. Many times I just want to got yo a Web page and have the technical details written in plain language. Those forever scrolling pages & etc tend to just obfuscate what I want from the page.
True. I mean it’s also not just websites. We can’t have nice things anymore. Every normal car looks the same, all electrical devices look the same. Even the inside of restaurants/cafes (luckily not yet everywhere though)
less ppl wanna learn CSS and just want some simple solutions. i flipping hate the lack of customozability too, i wanna put the most silly gifs and images on my profile and make it look like a bad computer ui for no reason
It’s sad it’s not an integrated thing really, customising your pages and formats can also be an accessibility feature for folks with low vision or learning difficulties. I don’t wanna rely on plug in’s to be able to read 😭
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Unfortunately the cybertruck swasticar would technically also be an exception 🙈
I swear the Internet died the day someone thought of 'monetising' it all.
there's very few sites remaining that let you have so much control over your own page
AI needs to assist and be regulated to Intelligence Amplification (IA). Reverse the letters in the hierarchy.
Write your own code still. Our flaws and our imperfections are what make things have 'character.'