minimalism - 11/16/25
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kalvingjminimalism
by Kalvin Johnson
November 16, 2025
11/16/25 - 4:03am Zushi, Japan
Does any one else REALLY hate minimalism? I don't know but I REALLY despise it. For example, windows. Windows 11 has such a boring white / grey layout, it's just so cooperate and lifeless. I remember windows 7, the computer labs at my school used to have them, and I remember how cool it looked. It looked like you could touch it, the glass and sort of realistic look it had. It actually had character and life.
But with windows 11, it's SO boring. You would expect with WAY better technology we'd be more creative, but that's not the case. It's like when we have more opportunity, we look for shortcuts and are less creative. We aren't hindered by limits, and back then we had to think out the box and be more creative. Now that we have everything, we don't have to be as creative. It's so easy to make something, there's no reason to be as creative and that's what pisses me off.
It's not just computers, it's pretty much everything. Most logos that you know have fallen into minimalism. An example is Firefox. Firefox actually had a fox, but now it's some stupid ass orange line. How the fuck are you gonna remove something that's LITERALLY in the name.
When will company's realize that EVERYTHING doesn't have to be minimalistic? I understand minimalism is more readable and easy to see / use, but making EVERYTHING minimalistic is so cooperate and stale.
fuck
i wish everything was more creative
kj
by Kalvin Johnson
November 16, 2025
11/16/25 - 4:03am Zushi, Japan
Does any one else REALLY hate minimalism? I don't know but I REALLY despise it. For example, windows. Windows 11 has such a boring white / grey layout, it's just so cooperate and lifeless. I remember windows 7, the computer labs at my school used to have them, and I remember how cool it looked. It looked like you could touch it, the glass and sort of realistic look it had. It actually had character and life.
But with windows 11, it's SO boring. You would expect with WAY better technology we'd be more creative, but that's not the case. It's like when we have more opportunity, we look for shortcuts and are less creative. We aren't hindered by limits, and back then we had to think out the box and be more creative. Now that we have everything, we don't have to be as creative. It's so easy to make something, there's no reason to be as creative and that's what pisses me off.
It's not just computers, it's pretty much everything. Most logos that you know have fallen into minimalism. An example is Firefox. Firefox actually had a fox, but now it's some stupid ass orange line. How the fuck are you gonna remove something that's LITERALLY in the name.
When will company's realize that EVERYTHING doesn't have to be minimalistic? I understand minimalism is more readable and easy to see / use, but making EVERYTHING minimalistic is so cooperate and stale.
fuck
i wish everything was more creative
kj
