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by Tepix 1178 days ago
The video is pretty slick, however i can't help but be reminded of the other story that hit the HN frontpage earlier today: "The age of average" https://www.alexmurrell.co.uk/articles/the-age-of-average

These designs are not new and exciting, quite the opposite.

I'm happy to be proven wrong!
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dabbott 1178 days ago
That's a very interesting point.

By guiding people down the "happy path" with "guardrails", we may end up in mediocrity land. Additionally, Noya is optimized for solving user/business problems and not visual exploration.

At Airbnb we had a really strong set of design guidelines, patterns, and components that (I think) both looked beautiful AND solved user needs. I think as the tool evolves and companies integrate their own opinionated design systems (vs. just Chakra UI, which is very neutral), the output will start feeling more polished & unique. But perhaps there's more we can do here.

Definitely something we'll need to think through!

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omarfarooq 1178 days ago
What's the roadmap on onboarding opinionated design systems?
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mbrezu 1178 days ago
IMO the end product looking "average" is quite different from the prototype looking "average", and Noya looks great for prototypes/MVPs.

Put differently, Noya feels like an exploration tool. When exploring, tents are fine. They do not provide a lot of comfort, but replacing them with houses while still exploring might not be optimal :-) Personally I don't mind average tents, as long as they don't leak.

EDIT: Hmmm, maybe Noya is actually between a tent (Balsamiq) and a house (Figma) - something like an RV? :-D

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