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Fool's design
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2013-03-25 18:20 »

Fool's design.

Spotify play and listings.

Can you tell which song is playing right now? BARELY. That small little green icon next to it. Not only almost invisible to the eye, it also hides the star! To know if that tune is starred or not you must hover your mouse above it. Basically you have a column which has two separate functions which both need visual cues. Using one function hides the other.

They have a HUGE empty space all around the application and yet, they use one column for two separate functions. That of course, is foolishly designed.

Let us not forget that tiny tiny tiny dot called handle for moving your position in a song. Almost invisible and ungrabable.

Some tiny things are cute, some just repulsive.
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