Re:USWDS: The United States Web Design System
by jrochkind1 on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @02:05PM
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Having seen how bad government websites can be, the design area specifically included (including accessibility concerns) -- I do not consider providing a well-designed useable design system to government to be busy-work. At least not if it actually gets uptake.
This one is high-quality enough that if it was done by many interns, those are some really good interns.
Re:USWDS: The United States Web Design System
by wallfacer120 on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @03:22PM
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Um yeah, but it's the government doing it so it's really important that we all react with scorn and derision, because we're all such bold iconoclasts you see.
Re:USWDS: The United States Web Design System
by ProfessorLayton on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @01:14PM
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>Everybody has seen Google's landing page. Function over form.
My favorite thing about google's home page is having their elaborate doodles load just as I'm about to tap on the search box, leading me to an unintended search. Function over form at its finest.
I've resorted to bookmarking an empty search results page.
Re:USWDS: The United States Web Design System
by haltcase on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @01:51PM
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I know everyone has their own workflow, but I'm still surprised anyone actually goes to Google's home page anymore what with their search bar being accessible from practically anywhere (browser address bar for example).
I don't remember the last time I actually went to the Google home page. What leads you there these days?
Re:USWDS: The United States Web Design System
by ProfessorLayton on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @01:58PM
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My default address bar search is DDG, but need to fallback to google at times, and I keep my iPhone relatively google-free (Other than google voice).
Re:USWDS: The United States Web Design System
by stevenhuang on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @03:02PM
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Use !g at start or end of your query to query google https://duckduckgo.com/bang
Re:USWDS: The United States Web Design System
by brimble on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @03:36PM
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Or, indeed, anywhere in your query. "test !g query" will search Google for "test query".
Re:USWDS: The United States Web Design System
by stjohnswarts on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @02:22PM
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Or they wedge it all into a hamburger menu because "we prioritize mobile". Fine, but how hard would it be to expand the options for a laptop?
I really love the landing page. Has any landing page ever been useful at all to the end user? It's always a top priority, but on pretty much every site I've ever used it's never seen or used. Often I'll scroll all the way down just so I can get to the bottom page links that I'm actually looking for.
I wonder why this is so difficult. Everybody has seen Google's landing page. Function over form. It's really weird that "design meetings" have completely eliminated usability on the damned home page.