| It's been the trend for the past decade or so to use as little of the available rendering power as possible. 32-bit color? Naw, we're going two tone: Black and white. 8k screen resolution? Naw, we can't waste precious screen real estate on such frivolous things like borders and shading. 240Hz screens? Naw, we can't waste precious processor cycles and power on frivolous animations. As for fonts, I get the impression that designers behind it are all in their 20s, maybe even fresh out of their late 10s. One's eyesight is usually still top notch in that age range, I know mine was; and I too dabbled in font sizes for ants because they looked cooler. But I'm in my 30s now, and I can't stand tiny fonts anymore. My eyes aren't what they used to be, and designers by either their ignorance or naivety can't seem to respect the fact that people fucking age. I don't entirely blame them, I was that ignorant and naive bastard too once upon a time; I've grown wiser with age. Newer/younger designers really ought to be shown how their seniors use their designs, it'll be an eye opening (pun intended) learning moment for the ones who were just naive. The ignorant ones probably can't be helped, but who knows. |