While the idea of the video is super interesting, I'm not sure I totally buy into the idea that differences in cultural psychology in the USERs are the main reason, I think it's more likely that...
While the idea of the video is super interesting, I'm not sure I totally buy into the idea that differences in cultural psychology in the USERs are the main reason, I think it's more likely that the companies simply have a different design culture that is more averse to change than their western counterparts, and lots and lots of people in the comments are saying similar things. China made tiktok for instance, which is basically the most oversimplified you can possibly make a user interface. Just because a bunch of eastern internet media conglomerates are stuck in the past doesn't mean that easterners as a whole don't also enjoy a streamlined experience.
That said, I think another part of it could also be the extremely up-it's-own-ass webdesign culture in the west oversimplifying TOO hard because they need to justify their overemployment and because they overestimate the importance of focus groups vs what the actual population of their users want. Many websites these days seem to be making stupid design decisions simply to chase trends or money, and it's possible that the larger/older eastern corps simply don't put as much emphasis on that kind of thing, preferring to keep things consistent and not mess with a good thing.
I think it's fair to say that there's a bidrectional relationship between design and psychology. I'm not sure if tiktok is a good example since tiktok vs a traditional news site is like heroin vs...
I think it's fair to say that there's a bidrectional relationship between design and psychology. I'm not sure if tiktok is a good example since tiktok vs a traditional news site is like heroin vs a gourmet dinner. The design of tiktok is guided almost entirely by pure corporate greed and fundamental behavioral psychology, so it's going to converge on certain design elements that you'd see with a similar project in the west.
Absolutely, but I would say that only further proves my point about it not being about the wider East Asian culture but more about the culture of those specific companies.
Absolutely, but I would say that only further proves my point about it not being about the wider East Asian culture but more about the culture of those specific companies.
This is a response video to the one made by Answer In Progress (which is also very good!) that I think is important. While I think this would be a good ~design addition, this specific video is...
This is a response video to the one made by Answer In Progress (which is also very good!) that I think is important. While I think this would be a good ~design addition, this specific video is focused more on cultural philosophy.
Great video. It made more sense to me when they were talking about the holistic mindset and relationships, and the etiquette of Japanese boardrooms came to mind. There’s so much going on in terms...
Great video. It made more sense to me when they were talking about the holistic mindset and relationships, and the etiquette of Japanese boardrooms came to mind. There’s so much going on in terms of status and procedure relating to the power dynamics that I totally see the holistic mindset coming through there
While the idea of the video is super interesting, I'm not sure I totally buy into the idea that differences in cultural psychology in the USERs are the main reason, I think it's more likely that the companies simply have a different design culture that is more averse to change than their western counterparts, and lots and lots of people in the comments are saying similar things. China made tiktok for instance, which is basically the most oversimplified you can possibly make a user interface. Just because a bunch of eastern internet media conglomerates are stuck in the past doesn't mean that easterners as a whole don't also enjoy a streamlined experience.
That said, I think another part of it could also be the extremely up-it's-own-ass webdesign culture in the west oversimplifying TOO hard because they need to justify their overemployment and because they overestimate the importance of focus groups vs what the actual population of their users want. Many websites these days seem to be making stupid design decisions simply to chase trends or money, and it's possible that the larger/older eastern corps simply don't put as much emphasis on that kind of thing, preferring to keep things consistent and not mess with a good thing.
I think it's fair to say that there's a bidrectional relationship between design and psychology. I'm not sure if tiktok is a good example since tiktok vs a traditional news site is like heroin vs a gourmet dinner. The design of tiktok is guided almost entirely by pure corporate greed and fundamental behavioral psychology, so it's going to converge on certain design elements that you'd see with a similar project in the west.
Absolutely, but I would say that only further proves my point about it not being about the wider East Asian culture but more about the culture of those specific companies.
This is a response video to the one made by Answer In Progress (which is also very good!) that I think is important. While I think this would be a good ~design addition, this specific video is focused more on cultural philosophy.
Great video. It made more sense to me when they were talking about the holistic mindset and relationships, and the etiquette of Japanese boardrooms came to mind. There’s so much going on in terms of status and procedure relating to the power dynamics that I totally see the holistic mindset coming through there