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ilinamorato@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

We had good design up until the mid-2000s,

…when people were saying “I hate modern design. We had good design up until the mid-1980s…”

…when people were saying “I hate modern design. We had good design up until the mid-1960s…”

…when people were saying “I hate modern design. We had good design up until the mid-1940s…”

…when people were saying “I hate modern design. We had good design up until the mid-1920s…”

Rinse, repeat. The past wasn’t always better, you were just younger. We just had different design problems in 2005.

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Krudler@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Computer UI design is what is being discussed; different media pre-internet.

What happened is that pro tools became available to unskilled, untalented, and unseasoned amateurs around 2000. I think what’s being criticized is the “web 2.0” trend that arose when every nincompoop with racked copies of Adobe/Macromedia Suite(s) and could produce and publish trash, as became sooooo easy. Whereas prior to this shift in technology, design had to be well-conceived and intentional because proofing and publishing was an expensive barrier to tom-fuckery by hobbyists.

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atetulo@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Wrong, but okay.

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- ilinamorato@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  No, we don’t get settings because companies skimp out on engineers to actually build the backend, and Apple normalized not being able to customize your workflow so people accept it. It has very little to do with design trends.
  
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  - atetulo@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    You just described design trends then said they have very little to do with design trends.
    
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    ilinamorato@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    If you can’t tell the difference between design trends and management trends, I don’t think you know as much as you think you do.
    
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