On Thu, 14 Oct 2021 at 19:57, Tito Dutta trulytito@gmail.com wrote:
Indeed, the lack or modernisation of the web interface, and lack of an improved Android/iPhone (or simply "smartphone") editing app[1] are possibly some of the major areas to focus.
If the "next billion internet users", a term we often used to use are not getting involved as much as we expected, possibly "interface" is one reason behind it.
[1] I am aware of the currently available apps.
2021 design trends are about lraving large amounts of space for ads while using dark patturns to get the user to give up as much privacy as possible. They are almost entirely aimed at phone and tablet users (too many of the desktop scum have ad blockers these days) who interact through a touch screen. A website designed around letting users get things done using a mouse and keyboard is going to look very different yes.