I was quite active in #WordPress development from 2004 till ~2021. I've created multiple large custom WP installations, built plugins, contributed to Core, spoke at WordCamps etc. People considered me to be a WordPress expert. I have a Masters degree in #InteractionDesign.
Today I've tried Full Site Editing using the default theme. After an hour trying to coax Gutenberg into the simple design I wanted I had to give up.
Is it just me or is FSE a horrible #UI#UX experience & buggy as hell?
Trying to highlight a hyperlink for the purposes of copy and pasting the words that are visible within said hyperlink is a total PITA.
Reverting to DOM inspection to copy the inner text of a node is such an obnoxious dance.
Bonus points when the right-click context menu is disabled by same UI dipheads, so then you have to pop open the DOM inspector by digging through menus or remembering the F12 key.
I would like to endorse other minor web apps in the #Fediverse, but most of them are full of UI glitches, are incomplete and downright buggy looking odd things.
From my designer point of view #Mastodon and #Pixelfed are the only effective ones, because they speak to people who are used to proper visual design language (read: Non-nerds, non-engineers, the regular people and design oriented people).
Things like #BookWyrm, #Lemmy, #Friendica and newer niche apps cause reactions like: "What is this?", they look like back end is fine but nobody is in charge of the design and the UI has no direction whatsoever. It's the general culprit in the programming world: A back end developer thinks everything is fine when we add a CSS framework and that's that.
If we just get the UI right everywhere, we get more people to the #Fediverse. I just wish there was more #CSS/design people willing to contribute. #UI#UIDesign
I've been always attracted to beautiful things. I always list pros and cons in the things I use. I go through dozens of options.
The user interface has HUGE value for me and it can weigh so much it can even top some of the downsides. But even if ALL of the other features are fine and the UI is bad, I have no desire in using the software. It's just the way it is and I'm pretty sure bad UI is a big turn-off for most of the people. Who doesn't love nice looking things?
@Geri A man on £180K PA [plus expenses] tells people on less than £20K they have ‘too much’ and should be prepared to have less; while our empty pockets are picked for £100 million for a man and his former mistress to wear a Big Hat for a day; we are supposed to adore and be loyal subjects to him. #AbolishTheMonarchy#IndependentScotland#think32#UI#ToryCriminalsUnfitToGovern
I keep getting quite a lot of positive feedback about my #MastodonBirdUI. Even @Gargron liked my post where I explained the design choices made. Thank you everyone so much about the input. I'm kinda surprised so many prefer mine over the default. I lost count in how many instances enabled it for all their users.
I've been thinking about rewriting the Mastodon base SCSS. I'm a CSS/SCSS guy after all. The new base framework would have
CSS variables instead of SCSS variables with SCSS function modifications: Easier to manage
Simpler style base: Less nesting, less hacks, less everything: Cleaner code
Better and more efficient modularization
Accessible and flexible SVG graphics instead of icon fonts like Font Awesome
However, it would be a lot of work. I created my version of the UI in a couple of weeks, then been improving it daily.
Worth noting is that not everyone prefers this choice of design as it's way too close to a site we all hate. That's why I'm afraid if I do all the work and send a PR, it would go in vain. It could still be a good start though.
I have high hopes for #Mastodon to improve the UI themselves and look forward to it to get better over time. I just have ideas. Will keep the choices open here.
Good talk about #Kandria, the platformer developed in Common #Lisp using #CLOS, as well as #Alloy, the #UI protocol toolkit used to develop it, from Tuesday at #ELSconf
If you're looking for a talented early-career person based in Germany with #OpenSource experience for a #ProductDesign, #UI, or #UX role, I have a great candidate for you. #FediHire
The menu UI transitions in Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp are terrific. Love how the saved game item is a window into the mission map that grows/shrinks!! #gamedev#ui#games
Winamp relaunches — and breaks my nostalgic heart: https://buff.ly/41PuPuE
Yep, I agree, where are the cool skins? I want the glossy, I want the plastic, I want the embossed, I want all the photoshop 7 effects in one player, meeeeh
For the nostalgic people: https://buff.ly/3gYaOtV #Winamp#UI
I have a bunch of ASUS ProArt monitors and these bezel rulers so far only served to ensure my application panels are perfectly sized to maintain visual symmetry across the whole GUI.
Think upgraded #UI experience vs. what you typically see on #Mastodon - with some extra features thrown in. Of course being #ActivityPub, it interacts nicely with others.
I’ve spun up another #MagicalTrash test account to natively explore - @DreamfulDreck - if you happen to also be poking around there and want to say “hi!”