The best dark mode toggle is probably none
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Lea Verou:
Once you’ve spent a lot of time and effort on something, you overestimate how much it matters to everyone else
Too true!
Minimalist Affordances: Making the right tradeoffs
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Learnability is not an intrinsic property of a UI; it is a function of the context (cultural and otherwise) in which it is used.
Makes you wonder how understandable any UI would be to someone from 50 years ago — or 50 years in the future!
(Really enjoyed this post by Lea! And this linked thread on UX StackExchange was intriguing too.)
On Yak Shaving
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A very relatable rundown of what it’s like working on a side project:
- I’ll start this fun thing,
- But first I need X.
- Oh, X is a little out of date, I’ll update it quick…
- Oh, X depends on Y which isn’t really needed, I’ll tear that out real quick…
- Oh, Y is…