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ameliusyesterday at 12:05 PM1 replyview on HN

Ok, but how would you feel if the dashboard of your car had images that made it look like a child's toy? Or your watch? You've maybe grown accustomed to it on your smartphone, but it has little to do with great taste (imho).


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skydhashyesterday at 12:50 PM

A physical thing has more degree of freedom to differentiate things. Loke distance and form. So much that you can be blind and still be able to use them.

A conputer interface does not have those. You need to track the cursor and then decide how you want to move it. There’s no muscle memory. And no tactile perception. What’s left is visual differentiation and it should be slightly exaggerated.

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