Matthew Strom
matthewstrom.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2018
Matthew Strom is a product designer who writes about UI design, color, design process and the design profession.
What HN saysHN commenters link his UI density article as a good intro to the concept and share his post on why to stop brainstorming.
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ricardobeat · 2024-07-27
Information density is a well-established concept in UI design, this experiment is not (just) about performance.
This is a great intro to the topic: https://matthewstrom.com/writing/ui-density/
compressedgas · 2022-05-03