Re:Show HN: What do you think about Retro Design for Social ...
by tweetle_beetle on Friday October 23, 2020 @09:03AM
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> F*ck fake. Share real experiences.
The visual design choice to use a fake chat transcript to explain your product is rather at odds with your slogan.
> Our super sophisticated and dynamic algorithm generates unique interest groups.
Also the choice to use a hand-drawn aesthetic for highlighting text is rather at odds with the algorithmic nature of the network.
And an astronaut is the most disconnected a human can be from Earth, so it seems a strange choice as a mascot for a social network. The scale of the astronaut (with face hidden) as large enough to play with the earth as a toy only strengthens the stereotype of social media being a mysterious, powerful and malign force.
Personally I don't think it's bad, but for me the design fails to reinforce the mission of "...building authentic connections...".
The visual design choice to use a fake chat transcript to explain your product is rather at odds with your slogan.
> Our super sophisticated and dynamic algorithm generates unique interest groups.
Also the choice to use a hand-drawn aesthetic for highlighting text is rather at odds with the algorithmic nature of the network.
And an astronaut is the most disconnected a human can be from Earth, so it seems a strange choice as a mascot for a social network. The scale of the astronaut (with face hidden) as large enough to play with the earth as a toy only strengthens the stereotype of social media being a mysterious, powerful and malign force.
Personally I don't think it's bad, but for me the design fails to reinforce the mission of "...building authentic connections...".