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Comment by scrrr | Hacker News Reader

That will not hinder its success, heh. Vanity blogpost. Look at HN, Reddit, ebay etc. to see how much design really matters. OSX is pretty but I'd argue it's not the neat icons that make it a success. Tsts.. Designers and their worldview.

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If you think that the "neat icons" are why people think the OS X interface is good, then you have a serious case of programmer tunnel vision.

Arguably, HN and Reddit's minimal design are part of their success/charm. They have a minimalist style that doesn't get in the way of posting, and doesn't needlessly change.

100% agreed. I'm sick of self-professed design experts slamming Reddit's design. Reddit has one of the best designs of the sites I use regularly. It's one of my favorites to navigate around and read. That's a lot more than can be said about Craig Grannell's eye melting blog.

Designers need to pull their heads out of their collective arses and realize that design is not just coordinated colors and the latest gradient button trends.

There's a difference between spartan design and bad usability. This blogpost is about the usability of the design, not how attractive or fancy the design is.

The article doesn't talk about icons or prettiness or anything like that. The author mostly talks about the user experience and interactions with the toolbar and the clarity of the text in the download buttons.

If I wanted ugly or dumb I'd use Windows. I don't. Don't turn my Mac into Windows or you reduce the relative attraction.

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