If one of the smaller guys had created this UI and had built H+ for example, they'd have been showered with praise. We've come to expect some kind of magic from Google. UI/ UX always has some trade offs, and I think the decisions taken are wise. I love the auto-hiding sidebar, and the plethora of options to respond add to the responsiveness of the app. They've rethought hashtags too. Quite a nice experience in my opinion.
Funny, I think it’s the opposite. When Google designs something, it’s lauded as good because they have the funds and the talent, so they must be right. Startups doing a ‘Show HN’ on the other hand get real, brutally honest critiques.
In a ‘Show HN’, G+ would receive criticism that gray text on a light gray background is a bad idea, that the font-weight is too light, and that there’s too little contrast between the various sections on the page. As someone with bad eyesight, G+ is unusable to me (without loading other CSS).
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If one of the smaller guys had created this UI and had built H+ for example, they'd have been showered with praise. We've come to expect some kind of magic from Google. UI/ UX always has some trade offs, and I think the decisions taken are wise. I love the auto-hiding sidebar, and the plethora of options to respond add to the responsiveness of the app. They've rethought hashtags too. Quite a nice experience in my opinion.
Funny, I think it’s the opposite. When Google designs something, it’s lauded as good because they have the funds and the talent, so they must be right. Startups doing a ‘Show HN’ on the other hand get real, brutally honest critiques.
In a ‘Show HN’, G+ would receive criticism that gray text on a light gray background is a bad idea, that the font-weight is too light, and that there’s too little contrast between the various sections on the page. As someone with bad eyesight, G+ is unusable to me (without loading other CSS).