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Experience vs. Function — a Beautiful UI is Not Always the Best UI

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A good UI should fade away, putting content in the front seat — it should be transparent. Sometimes there can be too much ‘UI’ — controls and buttons that are too strong and distracting win over content in their battle for attention.

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