Grumpy WebsiteDec 6

How UI degrades over time.

Top (Windows 95): great contrast, obvious shapes. Instantly readable.

Middle (Windows 11): shapes are still self-explanatory, but contrast is gone.

Bottom (Windows 11 Insiders): what am I even looking at? The only shape I can understand here is the Run button. Barely visible, though.

Then, on the left, there’s another something that says Run and has an icon. What is it? A window title? Another button? Why does it have to say Run twice?
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Show threadNick Radcliffe
@grumpy_website @nikitonsky See also https://www.theculturist.io/p/why-is-the-world-losing-color
Why Is the World Losing Color?

The rise of Chromophobia...

The Culturist
Dec 6 at 2:26pmWeb
Show threadNiki TonskyDec 6
@njr doesn’t really answer why, though
Show threadderptronDec 6

@nikitonsky @njr No? I agree it doesn't really go into depth but it would seem to me to be saying that it's an architectural association between rational and general with muted sensuality. A philosophy that businesses are following and have followed and biases much of what we do and see.

Could be more detailed I guess, but they do provide quite a long line of source materials to look up. Attention of audiences is limited. They could improve their blogging with actual links.

Show threadNick RadcliffeDec 6
@crazyeddie @nikitonsky True. I’m kind of sceptical about colour analysis of pixels in colour photos from 1800 too…
Show threadEmilionDec 6
@njr @grumpy_website @nikitonsky Interesting article. Thanks for sharing.