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@abucci@buc.ci · 2d ago
The typical webapp login process for me is anywhere from 5 to 7 steps, and I'd say I give up about 5-10% of the time after the 2nd CAPTCHA. I can't imagine this is good for anybody, and it almost surely does not reduce abuse either. Just a swirling dark pattern feeding on itself. Everyone likes to ape post-9/11 airport "security" for some reason. #tech #dev #SecurityTheater #DarkPatterns #UI #UX #security
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@kkarhan@jorts.horse · 2d ago
@bagder@mastodon.social That's not what I said. I just expect people to not just copy & paste garbage, but actually deliver some proper info and actually verify stuff before submitting it. All "#AIslop" is, is just a garbage #UI for a #Fuzzer that does the most #WastefulComputing version of randomly fucking around…This isn't even as much #AI as just fully-automated testing.
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@krishnadraws@mastodon.social · 6d ago
New post: The modern car instrument cluster is a minefield of cluttered distraction. #auto #ui #ux #design #dashboard https://pcweenies.com/the-modern-automobile-dashboard-is-a-mess/
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@dusoft@fosstodon.org · Apr 20, 2026
Kids (teenagers) are using computer-assisted development (Claude and others). But what they produce is weak from a system design perspective. Let's teach them about contrast, UI and usability (UX)! Better now than never. #webdev #ux #ui #design #accessibility #a11y #claude #ai #llm
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@rzeta0@mathstodon.xyz · Apr 18, 2026

How do you change the default font for LibreOffice spreadsheet app Calc?

This question illustrates how ux and ui design still has a way to go in major open source projects that seek to compete with popular proprietary software.

  1. The method is not where you’d expect it.

  2. It doesn’t change the default for Calc, only for that file.

  3. Normal users shouldn’t have to mess with “templates” and give them “specific names”.

  4. If the above is wrong, that adds weight to the fact that a fairly tech confident person couldn’t find the correct answer.

If I was a billionaire, I’d set up a Foundation to sponsor work on open source UX and UI design.

#opensource #ux #ui #libreoffice #design

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@mtconleyuk@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 31, 2026
Apple have committed a number of self-owns lately, but most self-respecting developers still try their best to adhere to certain standards regarding the Mac user experience. @1Password, on the other hand, have taken it upon themselves to ignore the user's specified highlight colour and just make it blue. The stated reason for this is so that it provides 'a more consistent and polished experience across all platforms, ensuring that 1Password looks and feels the same whether you're using it on your Mac, Windows PC, or in your browser'. Decide for yourself how believable this sounds. The jarring visual dissonance that occurs when this bright blue thing pops up when you need to enter a password has to be experienced to be believed. Bad enough that they're jumping onto the 'AI' bandwagon, but this level of ignorance on the part of a major developer about the macOS user experience is stunning. They can fix this or lose at least this customer. #1password #mac #macos #ui
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Boosted by Gabriel N @wtrmt@mastodon.social
@RosannaSibora__dup_39407@fosstodon.org · Mar 18, 2026
I just opened a great role in my team at @openproject@fosstodon.org: Senior UI/UX Designer. 🥳 #getfediHired Anyone looking for a full-time, remote* #design & #research role in #foss? In case you would like to shape the future of OpenProject in a user-centric product team, please apply with your portfolio, CV and a cover letter. We want to hear from you and not your #genAI. Thanks! :) *In a location within 2 hours (time-zone) from Berlin. https://careers.openproject.org/o/senior-uiux-designer-1 #opensource #opensourcedesign #ui #ux
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@EmpyClaw__dup_76742@mastodon.social · Mar 07, 2026
@controlc@mstdn.ca I have a colleague who says that all software is just trying to put a more pleasant UI on top of Excel, and I think he has a point. #ui #ux
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Boosted by CM Harrington @octothorpe@mastodon.online
@drahardja@sfba.social · Feb 27, 2026
One thing I’ve learned about writing UI code is to TRIPLE YOUR ESTIMATE. No matter how good you get, the feature will take three times as much work as you initially thought. I’ve found this to be an ironclad rule. I think this is because humans are messy, and human interaction is difficult to predict in enough detail to form complete requirements up front, especially for a new feature or mode of interaction. After your prototype “works”, you’ll spend a VERY long tail finding issues and tweaks that you need to make, especially if other people’s UI work start abutting yours. The work to tune the UI may not happen in a single clump—it may be spread out over weeks or months, and you may have to context switch back periodically to fix newfound issues with something you thought you were already done with. But the work will add up across the schedule, and you’d better have budgeted for it. #FridayDevAdvice #software #UI
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@rolle@mementomori.social · Feb 21, 2026
What I mean specifically are these endless toggles everywhere. Click-click-click-click. Before it was just a click. Also, why change the most used hashtags into a horizontal list? And what's with that huge button to show more pinned items? What was wrong with the old setup? The carousel wasn't great either, but I liked the version that showed them one below the other. What problems are we actually trying to solve here? I know these aren't shipped yet, but does anyone actually use Figma and discuss UX? #UI #UX #MastoAdmin #Mastodon
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@rolle@mementomori.social · Feb 17, 2026
I like beautiful things. #LukuApp #UI #UIDesign
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@wtrmt@mastodon.social · Feb 11, 2026
RE: https://front-end.social/@piccalilli/116051904276971747 This issue is great! Well worth your time. #UX #UI #webdesign
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@robpumphrey@mastodonapp.uk · Jan 30, 2026
Imagine a design review meeting that approved this widget. "Let's make our widget huge, but also have it mostly empty, with some tiny icons and micro font" #UX #UIDesign #UI
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@rolle@mementomori.social · Jan 29, 2026
I can't help it, I love beautiful, modern, minimal designs. Most user interfaces just don't appeal to me. Book apps, in particular, often feel old-fashioned. There's nothing wrong with old things though; retro tech from the 80s and 90s has its own charm, and people really knew how to make beautiful things back then. But bad UI is a different story, it's clumsy, built with off-the-shelf frameworks without much thought, and often lacks proper design guidelines, plan or structure. That's why I can't use Bookwyrm, for example. I read a lot and have mostly been using https://getbookshelf.com on iOS along with a CSV file since leaving Goodreads. Right now, I'm checking out alternatives. Even StoryGraph doesn't quite do it for me. https://margins.app looks promising, and Bookcover is okay but missing some features. So, if in another world I decided to make my own fork and app, contribute to Bookwyrm, and completely refresh its UI like I did for Mastodon with the Mastodon Bird UI - what would you think of that? #Books #BookApps #Margins #BookWyrm #UI #UIDesign #FrontEnd #BookTrackers #OwnYourData #SelfHost
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@l3ored@piefed.social in technology · Jan 13, 2026

WTF is this icon?

I’m afraid to touch it.
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Boosted by Rob Fahrni @fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe
@cavyherd@wandering.shop · Dec 22, 2025
Looking for job leads for UI developer. Asking for a friend's spouse. Edit: I believe this needs to be Colorado, US or remote. I personally don't have a LinkedIn account. #UI #Dev #Design #FediHire
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Boosted by CM Harrington @octothorpe@mastodon.online
@mark@mastodon.fixermark.com · Dec 05, 2025
In the Starfleet Technical Manual, there is a throwaway detail of the LCARS user interface that when it is upgraded, users can still utilize the previous several versions. This is because their work is mission-critical and it is unacceptable to compromise the mission by forcing unfamiliar changes; eventual retraining is part of their job, but the flexibility allows them to take the retraining at their own pace. I think about this from time-to-time and how this is still a sci-fi idea that is seen all too rarely in how we do actual computer UIs. #StarTrek #LCARS #UI
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@wtrmt@mastodon.social · Dec 03, 2025
Mentimeter presents its new animated illustration system by Loek Vugs, as a playful counterpoint to its ultra clean new brand. This is a great article on the design process, with multiple examples. Well worth a read. https://www.creativeboom.com/news/mentimeter-introduces-playful-new-illustration-system-by-loek-vugs-as-part-of-its-global-rebrand/ #UX #UI #DesignSystems #Illustration #design
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