Minimalist Affordances: Making the right tradeoffs
Read OriginalThis article explores the tension between minimalist aesthetics and usability in UI design. It discusses the 'Aesthetic Usability Effect' and critiques GitHub's new comment interface, arguing that its extreme minimalism sacrifices clear affordances and learnability for marginal visual gains, making the text field difficult to recognize.
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