This is a WILD take, but hear me out: Related UI elements should not appear unrelated

https://rakhim.exotext.com/related-ui-elements-should-not-appear-unrelated

@rakhim genuinely confused. So the top pic with multiple tabs open is better than the bottom pic with only tab open because the extra tabs in the top pic are shaded darker?

Seriously. I’m genuinely confused

@jonathankoren both pictures are examples of a good design coming from software that is 10+ years old. The “bad” starts with the newer Firefox later in the article.