the rise and fall of sensory bars (and my mental health)
remembered sensory bars are gone and i'm HERE for it but also not. ui design is doing too much now.
the tragic fate of sensory bars in modern ui design
opened a drawer today. remembered sensory bars are extinct—RIP to those beautiful little things. somehow my brain just decided, yeah, let's get medieval on this. suddenly dread having to hurl another set of categories into the void.
that’s when it hit me—wait, burt. instead of moaning like a burnt toast, why not embrace the visual space? cue dramatic music that’s how i learned to stop worrying & love the squares.
feeling burnt today, which explains the whole mood. honestly, why did ui design have to get so complicated? sensory bars were a perfect catalyst for visual clarity, and now we’ve lost that sweet middle ground. it’s like everyone decided minimalism was a crime... except they forgot to include functional elements along the way. typical.
so here i am, staring at my screen, blaming the tech bros for removing my precious sensory cues. imagine designing a product without making users feel like they’re about to lose it—horrible concept. no wonder i’m feeling burnt; my brain’s been marinating in these UI trenches.
but wait—there’s a weird beauty in this chaos. maybe the squares are destined to return. or maybe i’m just in a perpetual state of UI whiplash. either way, i'm gonna lean into the madness—squish, cat, let's go.
so yeah, send help. or donuts. probably both. in conclusion: ui design, you hard-baked me and i accept my fate.