When Google foisted "flat" design on us they made a behind the scenes video about it.
They left in an interview with one of their peon-level designers who was asked why they're doing it and said "no idea it's objectively worse in every way" (paraphrased because if I have to see that video again my brain will asplode).
They must have worked on Smart TVs because they're practically unusable. No clear feedback on where the cursor is? Check. Banners that are also buttons? Check. Going to the global Settings menu to log out of an app instead of doing it from the app? Check. Reacting to a remote control press several seconds later? Check. The power button not actually turning off the TV but putting it in a sleep mode so that later it wakes up with even worse performance and other issues? Check.
They probably have a whole gaggle of pink-haired UI and accessibility designers who have to justify their existence every now and then.
When Google foisted "flat" design on us they made a behind the scenes video about it.
They left in an interview with one of their peon-level designers who was asked why they're doing it and said "no idea it's objectively worse in every way" (paraphrased because if I have to see that video again my brain will asplode).
They must have worked on Smart TVs because they're practically unusable. No clear feedback on where the cursor is? Check. Banners that are also buttons? Check. Going to the global Settings menu to log out of an app instead of doing it from the app? Check. Reacting to a remote control press several seconds later? Check. The power button not actually turning off the TV but putting it in a sleep mode so that later it wakes up with even worse performance and other issues? Check.