Image by: Nuno Pinheiro Following posts on specific work being done on Oxygen, this post is going to try to go beyond the manifest work and look at the bigger picture driving it. The motivation for…
I think there’s one more big angle to modern design minimalism. It gets out of the way.
Every day, we are bombarded with millions of design elements. If they would all scream, show themselves, try to be special, many would get overwhelmed, overloaded, overburdened. The classic design screams individuality, impression, emotion. The minimalist one is there for the function without distraction, like a quiet servant - there when you need it, out of sight elsewhere. It’s a design philosophy of an age when everything is at your fingertips.
With that said, and with my strong preference to modern, minimalist designs, I appreciate the effort others put into making their computing experience truly reflect their workflow and intention.
“like a quiet servant - there when you need it, out of sight elsewhere”
this doesnt at all reflect my experience with oversimplified things like gnome or libadwaita. things specifically are not there when i need them. thats the whole problem.
I think there’s one more big angle to modern design minimalism. It gets out of the way.
Every day, we are bombarded with millions of design elements. If they would all scream, show themselves, try to be special, many would get overwhelmed, overloaded, overburdened. The classic design screams individuality, impression, emotion. The minimalist one is there for the function without distraction, like a quiet servant - there when you need it, out of sight elsewhere. It’s a design philosophy of an age when everything is at your fingertips.
With that said, and with my strong preference to modern, minimalist designs, I appreciate the effort others put into making their computing experience truly reflect their workflow and intention.
overall i enjoy what you said, but …
“like a quiet servant - there when you need it, out of sight elsewhere”
this doesnt at all reflect my experience with oversimplified things like gnome or libadwaita. things specifically are not there when i need them. thats the whole problem.
edit - formatting