http://www.sumoftheweb.com/2008/07/18/software-engineers-lament/ Greg's new blog about the web, DC, sports and all things social. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:11:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sumoftheweb.com/2008/07/18/software-engineers-lament/#comment-975 bangbang023 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:31:08 +0000 http://www.gregsmind.com/?p=106#comment-975 What I find odd about AOL's UI design is how it gets close to a great idea and then, almost always, turns away. Look at 6.x. It's been getting worse and worse, again. I don't understand why it's UI looks so dated when other AIM apps from AOL such as the Windows Mobile app and AIM Express both look better. For a while, 6.x was really shaping up nicely, in terms of design, but it's gone off on a tangent. Luck helps, yes, but skill and common sense are also needed. I don't know what changed as far as the design team goes, but something needs to be worked out, IMO. What I find odd about AOL’s UI design is how it gets close to a great idea and then, almost always, turns away. Look at 6.x. It’s been getting worse and worse, again. I don’t understand why it’s UI looks so dated when other AIM apps from AOL such as the Windows Mobile app and AIM Express both look better. For a while, 6.x was really shaping up nicely, in terms of design, but it’s gone off on a tangent. Luck helps, yes, but skill and common sense are also needed. I don’t know what changed as far as the design team goes, but something needs to be worked out, IMO.

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