Re:Sugar: Open-source software learning platform for children
by autoexec on Friday August 30, 2019 @06:58PM
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I thought that calling out the stick figures looking like skull-and-crossbones seemed really nit-picky, but then I went back to the website and allowed JavaScript to run and was immediately put off the by all the 3rd party hosted JavaScript libraries it demands, then saw all the skulls and cross bones that loaded and I realized that not only did I agree with you I was being far worse for being offended at the web design.
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Re:Sugar: Open-source software learning platform for children
by yoz-y on Saturday August 31, 2019 @03:24AM
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They do a bit like skulls and cross bones but also they clearly are not. If anything kids could pretend that that are cool pirates.
Re:Sugar: Open-source software learning platform for children
by autoexec on Saturday August 31, 2019 @07:13AM
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It's not that skulls and cross bones are so bad inherently as much as it is that it's just so unnecessary. It's just a really questionable design decision.
There's no clear benefit to visually alluding to a near universal symbol of danger and poison. Especially considering that we really try to reinforce that association in young children. I certainly don't think it's going to cause kids emotional trauma or cause them to later drink whatever bottle of "Sugar game juice" they find under the kitchen sink, but with an nearly endless amount of alternatives why use that one?