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author=kentona
I saw this as a tumblr screencap posted to imgur

somewhere in the sloshing pool of the internet a new pigment was dispersed

what did you accomplish today

author=kentona
Specifically, I was thinking about the new Google Inbox, which hides all of its functionality behind invisible menus and restricts navigation options to the barest possible minimum. It was like trying to browse a phone app on a giant desktop screen. It was wasteful, less useful, more tedious, and overall discombobulating.

its probably this

2nd theory re: design is that this is their idea of a good ui. why it differs so much from yours or mine is anyones guess

3rd theory is that 'modernization' is not limited to the web: in the hierarchy/culture of software companies there must be some sort of prevailing programmer bias for back end over front end, ie: front end bends to the will of back end and not vice versa

in order of likeliness

the force that shaped the thing youre complaining about and the force that shaped win8 and other 'modernized' pieces of ui design are probably the same

programming is 1% conception and 99% implementation

when is iconic nintendop character cloud strif goign to be included..???????????!!!!