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Originally Posted by Lokasenna
Except the theme doesn't manage functionality OR usability. If I can't read something easily, it's neither of those things.
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You misunderstood me (or my non native English is just too bad).
(Edit: Good ...) design means in the first place to increase usability. The first thing I learned in my design studies was to look what elements are important and what elements are not. (Edit: Good ...) design is always a hierarchy of importance and a simplification of complexity. Then comes beauty! By definition!
If I open RSM5K I only see functionality. No design. No usability. It is just tiring to focus the right knob or input field even after years of using. Even if you know where to look, you need stressful seconds to find the right thing. The thing is there. The functionality is there. But not the way it should. People tend to love real life simplifications or abstractions. This is why we feel satisfied to see a graphical result of our doing.
So that is what I meant with functionality over usability.
