Original question text by @[email protected]

What are the modern design trends you hate most? Feel free to rant! Mine are:

  • Physical buttons are out of fashion, now EVERYTHING must have a touch screen instead! Especially if it makes the appliance more inconvenient to use. Like having to press a flimsy touch screen ten times to scroll through a washing machine’s programs instead of just turning a physical knob and pressing a physical start button.
  • Every website looks like it’s made for a phone and was vomited by the same app in slightly different flavors of vomit.
  • Actually EVERYTHING looks like it’s made for a phone… Like what’s the deal with all those hamburger menus on DESKTOP apps? Please just put a regular menu and same me some pointless clicking, it’s not like you’re lacking screen space. I especially hate that those menus can’t be opened from the keyboard like regular menus.
  • qevlarr@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    “Have you tried our new layout?”
    “Did you know you now can…?”
    “We’ve hidden this from you, but don’t worry! Click here to see them”
    “News: We’re launching a new product!”
    “Looking for X? It is now here!”
    “We upgraded you to the new view. Revert to the old view?”
    “Enable integration with (our other product) for an enhanced experience”
    “You may not have permission to view what used to be on this page”
    “Take a tour”
    “How are you liking the new settings screen?”
    “You will be automatically moved to the new X, no need to do anything”