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xnxtoday at 4:30 PM1 replyview on HN

The faster we commodify design the faster we can get back to some sane consistent normal interfaces. Only the very biggest platforms (e.g. Google, Microsoft, Apple) should be spending any time on "design systems".

Imagine if a designer were hired to custom design the lightswitches in every building. We need to get back to off-the-shelf interfaces and stop wasting smart people's time reinventing UI widgets.


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cbm-vic-20today at 5:08 PM

Designers are hired to make sure those light switches are put in the right place. Much of the time, it's pretty obvious. But sometimes...