Dev calls for a new design aesthetic: enough minimalist shadcn slop in the AGI era
zack_overflow · x · 2026-10-26
Developer zackoverflow argues tech desperately needs a new design aesthetic: despite reaching AGI-level capability, every UI looks the same with the Apple/Linear minimalist rounded-corner Tailwind/shadcn look. He says chatting with an agent should feel like living in the future, and with coding agents enabling 100x faster experimentation, now is the time for excessive design experimentation.
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