If websites work, do they still need to look pretty?
Craigslist kind of looks like a pet project before CSS was invented. But millions of people use it to buy and sell stuff, even today.
Wikipedia, Hacker News, Reddit...there seems to be a pattern. It's almost as if highly functional websites never really look pretty. So, does it matter?
Sources
https://www.statista.com/topics/13241/craigslist/#topicOverview
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/aesthetic-usability-effect/
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07421222.2016.1172443
https://www.pcmag.com/news/heres-why-craigslist-still-looks-the-same-after-25-plus-years
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23460800/
Music: YouTube Audio Library
Today's Menu
0:00 - Two types of websites
1:27 - Why Craigslist still looks like this
2:51 - Why companies spend $$ on beautification
4:19 - Our perception of utility
5:58 - Why we're drawn to beauty
7:08 - So, how should I actually build a website?
Wikipedia, Hacker News, Reddit...there seems to be a pattern. It's almost as if highly functional websites never really look pretty. So, does it matter?
Sources
https://www.statista.com/topics/13241/craigslist/#topicOverview
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/aesthetic-usability-effect/
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07421222.2016.1172443
https://www.pcmag.com/news/heres-why-craigslist-still-looks-the-same-after-25-plus-years
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23460800/
Music: YouTube Audio Library
Today's Menu
0:00 - Two types of websites
1:27 - Why Craigslist still looks like this
2:51 - Why companies spend $$ on beautification
4:19 - Our perception of utility
5:58 - Why we're drawn to beauty
7:08 - So, how should I actually build a website?