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Re:Show HN: Wey – A fast, open-source Slack desktop app by Raphmedia on Monday April 09, 2018 @11:48AM (#16794025)
Without a doubt. However, why the magical 50px?

Why not take some of that screen space and move the title a bit lower so that it doesn't look so out of place with the whole vertical rythm of the page? The icons to the left are starting at 20px, why not put the title there? The title is also directly linked to those icons. Clicking on an icon changes the title. The title is the current selected icons's title, in fact. Aligning them makes that connection clearer.

That's the kind of questions you should ask yourself when you design an interface.

Right now, the title has a 50px margin because that's the distance the official Slack app uses. However, the official app puts the current user's username there, so that there's Title>10px>Username>30px>Channels ... instead of Title>50px>Channels. It's a direct copy that is missing some elements and that's why it feels wrong to the eye.

Re:Show HN: Wey – A fast, open-source Slack desktop app by JasonFruit on Monday April 09, 2018 @01:57PM (#16795304)
Thank you for those details. I'll have to look for a good resource that explains these things well.
Re:Show HN: Wey – A fast, open-source Slack desktop app by lloeki on Monday April 09, 2018 @02:27PM (#16795585)
Then let me recommend you Design for Hackers† by David Kadavy. If you care to take the step it'll be an enlightening journey after which many things cannot be unseen.

† ISBN 978-1119998952

Re:Show HN: Wey – A fast, open-source Slack desktop app by kadavy on Thursday April 12, 2018 @02:00PM (#16823333)
Thanks for recommending D4H!