Re:How Stripe Designs Websites (2017)
by jaywalk on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @11:26AM
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I think sourcehut's site looks like a cluttered, ugly mess. I'm glad that your opinion is in the minority, because I like that the web has moved far beyond late 90s-early 2000s design.
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Agreed.
If I somehow end up on a similar looking website, I'd often close it and move on to the next result on Google.
My brain automatically associate that UI with an archive website that probably hasn't been uploaded since 2005ish.
Re:How Stripe Designs Websites (2017)
by badsectoracula on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @04:44PM
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> My brain automatically associate that UI with an archive website that probably hasn't been uploaded since 2005ish.
If you know that your brain is wrong then why aren't you actively trying to teach it not do that association?
Re:How Stripe Designs Websites (2017)
by at-fates-hands on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @08:19PM
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About five to eight years ago, there was a huge push to get out of the "bootstrap" fever that everybody was using. A lot of places tried (unsuccessfully) to emulate sites like Reddit, Hacker News and other minimalist site designs, thinking they could design something similar.
The sad thing is there's a lot of modern tech they're using under the hood; which a majority of people will never see or appreciate.
It's like my buddy used to say, "I gave you the capabilities to design a beautiful Ferrari; and you gave me a Toyota Corolla instead."
Re:How Stripe Designs Websites (2017)
by fermienrico on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @12:18PM
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As I said, "ugliness" is subjective. I also don't think it is particularly beautiful.
Re:How Stripe Designs Websites (2017)
by loco5niner on Wednesday May 06, 2020 @02:44PM
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I actually kind of like it. Not beautiful, certainly, but more usable, and loads lightning fast. I'm not really a fan of the bloated re-designs we're seeing these days.
To me, it looks like some default Wordpress theme.