A tailor in Savannah changed how I think about pockets
I was getting a pair of trousers altered, and the tailor pointed out that my phone was wearing a hole in the pocket lining. She said, 'Designers forget pockets are for holding things, not just for looks.' It made me wonder, how do you balance function with a clean silhouette in your designs?
Consider how many apps update their interface but become harder to use. The focus on a clean look often hides the buttons you need. It feels like we're all beta testing style choices for them.
Remember when updates were supposed to make things better? Now I spend ten minutes just trying to find the settings menu they hid in a secret swipe gesture. It's like they're playing a prank on us for wanting to actually use the app.