From usability: It was clean, to the point, and I felt like the goal was to give me information so I could quickly find stuff I was interested in. no sidebars, no popups, no obvious dark patterns, just content.
From Preference: I really like the cyberpunk color scheme with, as I'd describe, bubblegum, aesthetic. It is fun without being overwhelming.
I like most things that pick a theme, and run with it while executing it well. Doesn't honestly matter what that theme is imho.
Demo: Early 20's male who likes tech.
Other examples of sites I like:
jwz (.) org (recommend typing this one into address bar, don't follow links from HN.
https://xxiivv.com/
http://100r.co/site/home.html
https://tildeverse.org/ , and most pages linked to from
https://tildeverse.org/members/
http://9front.org , especially the FQA:
http://fqa.9front.org
I never really liked the flat design, weird colors and shapes design trends from two years ago. So I'm happy to see subtle animations and gradients again.
From usability: It was clean, to the point, and I felt like the goal was to give me information so I could quickly find stuff I was interested in. no sidebars, no popups, no obvious dark patterns, just content.
From Preference: I really like the cyberpunk color scheme with, as I'd describe, bubblegum, aesthetic. It is fun without being overwhelming.