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"The algorithm" has somehow decided that I want to see viral UX/designer content. In every viral UX comparison I've seen so far, the "good" version looks more modern but is also less legible / usable. E.g., below, the contrast is lower and legibility is sacrificed for to make things look clean.

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bitbybit.bsky.social

@bitbybit.bsky.social

28 Nov 2023

Hmmm. Imo the Vehicle Summary on the left is better if you're going down the table for every entry, but if you're looking for a particular value—e.g. you just want to know the Transmission—the one on the right makes it easier to find quickly.

bitbybit.bsky.social

@bitbybit.bsky.social

28 Nov 2023

Apart from the summary though I think I just prefer the one on the right? In particular highlighting the time remaining seems very helpful

doleful moo of a cow

@oulipien.bsky.social

27 Nov 2023

in the first example the original version also seems to be less busy, not more?

Dan Luu

@danluu.com

27 Nov 2023

When designers have free reign to do things how they want, the result is often quite unusable: twitter.com/danluu/statu..., twitter.com/danluu/statu..., etc. And sure, #notalldesigners, but this is a problem that goes back decades across multiple industries, e.g., the story about when

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Dan Luu

@danluu.com

27 Nov 2023

automotive engineers had to fight designers to get headlights that illuminated the road. They were losing until Consumer Reports started testing headlights for function, which created enough bad PR that engineers were able to push for headlights that actually work: danluu.com/why-benchmark/