Nikinikitonsky@mastodon.online
Sep 29, 2026, 3:28 PMI wish modern designers discovered at least one more shape besides a rounded rectangle. I am so tired of these pills everywhere
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Fabienfabienmarry@mastodon.socialSep 29, 2026, 3:35 PM@nikitonsky but concentricity!
It just spices it up, using the same shape for all UI elements.Is it going to behave as a button? A dropdown? A tab? Try it and you’ll see!
Irenes (many)ireneista@irenes.spaceSep 29, 2026, 7:10 PM@nikitonsky in the 80s, shortly before desktop publishing took off, magazines would lay out every bit of text with physical copy/paste onto backdrops with weird Memphis-Design shapes. we don't remember it being as much of a thing once things went digital, though that may be selective memory and nostalgia talking
we've been contemplating on what rendering architecture would make that easiest for designers aiming for the web to imitate...
- Irenes (many)ireneista@irenes.spaceSep 29, 2026, 7:12 PM
@nikitonsky like, the DOM is remarkably different from the data model that page layout software uses. there are good reasons for that - accessibility; liquid layout; all that stuff - but it does kinda feed this homogenizing thing
we do think the real pressure for homogenization is corporate incentives towards blandness, but the platform isn't helping