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Discussion on: What are your favorite and least favorite 2021 design trends?

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erica (she/her)

My favorite is by far Dark Mode! I even use an extension (Night Eye on chrome) to keep sites from blinding me (I'm looking at you, Google search). I'm very prone to eye strain, so I look favorably on any site/app that offers a dark mode.

My least favorite is Conversational Design. I've always found chat bots and voice control more frustrating than not. I like being able to navigate and use a website without that kind of 2 way interaction. Chatbots have never made me feel "special and appreciated" per the post - they're more likely to make me feel bombarded and frustrated, especially when they just pop up and start talking to me.

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Mauro Garcia

I just wanted to let you know that I didn't know about Night Eye until reading your comment. My eyes are grateful to you 😀

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Dmitriy A.

Great comment! Just curious — Have you ever had to switch night/dark mode off? Like due to surrounding bright light?

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erica (she/her)

I haven't had any issues with surrounding bright light making it difficult to use on PC. Occasionally on my phone it's been a problem, but that may be more due to glare.

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Dmitriy A.

Do you prefer to enable/disable dark mode manually or when website detect OS preference and selects dark/light theme for you?

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erica (she/her)

I definitely prefer if a site detects my dark mode preference right away. The only time it gets messy is if it doesn't agree with the dark mode extension.

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Dmitriy A.

Thank you 👍
Got to run a poll — twitter.com/smart_egg/status/13552...