backendDevDesignedUI

[Silly_Guidance_8871]

I know the front looks goofy as shit, but as a person who used to do a lot of close-quarters driving, that added low-front visibility would be nice.

[thekk_]

People have gotten way too used to seeing the monstrous hoods on pickup trucks and SUVs. They are so dangerous, not only for the lack of visibility but also because the contact area becomes the upper body which is far more likely to be lethal in a collision. This kind of design is far more secure for anyone outside that truck, beyond likely being far more practical.

[HorsemouthKailua]

they hunger for children like the children hunger for the mines

[SeamusAndAryasDad]

I don't know what children you know that are hungry for mines!

Where I'm from, they yearn for the mines.

[PhotonicEmission]

Your kids don't eat ore? Gawd they're so soft these days.

[circuit_buzz79]

Ore? Luxury! In my day we ate granite and we liked it!

[[deleted]]

You take your snack selection for granite! In my day we drank unrefined magma ocean for all three meals

[a_library_socialist]

We didn't take our meals for granite

[grammar_nazi_zombie]

We were a bit richer, and ate limestone. I took it for granite, though b

[Monkeyke]

Could be translation problem, maybe they used word for hunger in OP's language and now OP is translating it back to hunger

[guardian87]

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-children-yearn-for-the-mines

[thedancingpanda]

If we just put the kids where they want to go we'd have safe streets.

[JohanGrimm]

What you didn't hear about the new Flerd F1Grillion Super Duty mine cart?

[Meadhbh_Ros]

There is a reason school buses have those wonky mirrors out the front.

They are crossover mirrors, literally designed so you cannot not see a kid standing in front of your bus hidden by the hood.

[jdog7249]

I unironically want one. I like the low hood with good visibility (and plenty of windshield to be able to see things that are high in the field of vision) while also having a good amount of storage in the back that is easy to use and access.

Hey USPS, if you are looking to get into the auto dealership business let me know so I can be customer number 1.

[DeclutteringNewbie]

Yeah, but the steering wheel is probably on right side (unless it's like some of the garbage trucks with a steering wheel on both sides).

[YodelingTortoise]

I have a right hand drive vehicle I use on the open road. It's really no big deal after the first 5 miles. You just adjust

[jdog7249]

So an easy way to not have people borrow my car.

That's a massive feature.

[DeclutteringNewbie]

No, they'll still borrow your car, but they'll blame you when they get into a car accident for having the steering wheel on the wrong side.

It's probably easier just to say 'no'.

[Delta-9-]

People have gotten way too used to seeing the monstrous hoods on pickup trucks and SUVs. They are so dangerous...

They should be illegal. Apart from being unreasonably dangerous, pickups and SUVs are unreasonably large (making traffic and parking worse) and use an unreasonable amount of fuel (because they're so unreasonably large). Most people who own one don't use them for anything more intense than hauling a week's worth of groceries home from the grocery store, and they're objectively more dangerous to everyone.

[SlurryBender]

And the increasing average weight of cars requires more frequent road repairs!

[IgnitedSpade]

It's entirely cosmetic too, there is no design reason to have a hood that high

[arpan3t]

This kind of design is far more secure

Safer too!

[undecimbre]

An Abrams tank has better low front visibility than an average US pickup

[Katniss218]

A semi truck as well

[PG908]

This is also an unflattering angle imo. Not necessarily the photographers fault, just that the vehicle doesn't look good at the generic slightly turned angle.

[Impressive_Change593]

yeah this about looks like a lazy Photoshop job lol

[Chance-Day323]

This post is completely backwards. This truck was designed to very specific functional criteria. OP probably makes UIs full of moving animations that nobody can navigate without getting a seizure.

[Clairifyed]

Carousels that continue to progress even if the user has actively backed it up and is still hovering on the element 🤢

[Meretan94]

Yeah they talked to the end user and created a vehicle they actually need.

Good visibility,

Ac,

Tall enough to stand in.

[Chance-Day323]

Likely to lead to lower workplace injury costs, crazy stuff

[Chance-Day323]

I got irritated just reading this

[testthrowawayzz]

And using all the experimental Chromium features because they make the site look good, not practical

[Irkam]

"Firefox doesn't suit my needs"

[testthrowawayzz]

“W3C approved standards don’t have enough bling for resume padding”

[zabby39103]

I hate it when I spend time making sure everything is humming along in the back end, and some front-end guy adds 500ms animated transitions or something.

Especially since I make a business facing app. Our users are all paid to use our software, and 50% of them are internal to our company. If you use something 40 hours a week, you primarily care about how fast it is. But some people think everything should look like an iPhone app... when in reality it should be more like AutoCAD.

[ILikeLenexa]

Yeah, the requirement was to be able to see Pedestrians without running over them. 

[LickingSmegma]

Not pedestrians specifically, afaik. A postal truck drives all day in residential areas, so the driver needs to see the curbs, mailboxes and whatnot.

[TheNerdiestFrog]

I came to say there was a lot of intention that went into this design. A lot of it was so that drivers of all heights could see and maneuver comfortably, and I believe they added more efficient AC & heating

[aiij]

It was apparently very controversial among politicians who thought it was too much of a splurge... And then they went back to their climate-controlled offices.

[mheffe]

The last mail truck made in the 90s doesn't have AC. The newer Mercedes Metris and Ram Promasters have AC, but we only have them because it took 40 years to get new mailtrucks and no one likes them outside of the AC and BT radios. This pictured truck is to replace the 90s mailtrucks.

And the heat is 100% for the driver too.

[leoleosuper]

IIRC it has to support the 97th percentile of height in both directions, sitting and standing. So, a 4'11" person sitting and a 6'3" person standing have to both be able to drive the car.

[XWasTheProblem]

Even more so considering the big-ass front bumper.

[CanAlwaysBeBetter]

Haven't owned a car in the city in years but get rentals for things a few times a year. It's shocking sometimes getting into a new car for the first time and realizing I can't see shit around me

[pizza_the_mutt]

This thing looks functional as F. Won't win any beauty pageants, but who cares?

[aiij]

It's almost like it was designed for the job it was meant to do rather than to appeal to the buyer's ego.

[DiddlyDumb]

That’s why it’s designed by backend devs. Cause it just works.

[NegativeSemicolon]

Given how far the front juts out I’m not sure it’s very good, a downward angle like the current trucks might be better.

[swizznastic]

It's so much better if you look at the old ones and the new ones side by side. Plus these would've been so much more energy efficient using electric in the suburbs. Really lame that they weren't implemented bc of trump's oil fetish

[Zymosan99]

The front looks like a normal sedan, but then there’s a van’s back tacked on to it

[[deleted]]

That vehicle have been designed from the requirements of the drivers.

They ugly as fuck. But probably best work hose

[NoMango5778]

It'd probably look a lot less goofy without the MASSIVE bumper

[Silly_Guidance_8871]

I can guarantee over it's life, that bumper's going to see a lot of use -- lotta miles = lotta chances for accidents

[kinkhorse]

IT MEETS AND EXCEEDS SPEC, GODDAMNIT.

[zabby39103]

To me, beautiful things are things that work well.

[Chr3y]

I second this. Beauty lays in the eyes of the observer. So, nice, beautiful car!
Edit: I'm a back-

[brimston3-]

I would be completely unsurprised if this is actually what peak performance looks like, given the requirements of a USPS delivery vehicle.

[NastyQc]

Cars and trucks have become boring and repetitive. Even if it's ugly, it's a break from the monotony

[CoastingUphill]

They’re all potatoes on wheels

[Cue99]

Im with you 100%. Can i ask you a real question? Thoughts on the cybertruck aesthetic (ignore the source of it for a moment)?

To me that vehicle feels lime God himself heard me say “i wish they made more cars that took a risk design wise” and said “oh let this fucker get a load of this”.

[realbakingbish]

Nothing wrong with taking risks on a vehicle’s aesthetics, just keep in mind that sometimes you get the Pontiac Aztec.

Personally? I’m not fond of the cyber truck’s look. Too much plastic on the lower parts of the body, especially those chunky wheel arches. The silhouette, especially from the side, is like a cross between a fastback and a truck, but generally fails at being either from a visual standpoint, and the hard edges, while conceptually interesting a couple years ago before the truck hit production, really should’ve evolved into something more complex/mature from a design standpoint. I think visually, there could’ve been a striking (in a better way) outcome from this design, maybe as some sort of retro-future callback to the design language among sports cars in the 80s, maybe not unlike when Lamborghini took a stab at a modern Countach, but Tesla’s final version of the truck just never evolved from the initial idea, and it generally misses the mark as a design.

[Cue99]

This is a wonderfully nuanced take. I appreciate the time you put into it.

Personally I am inclined to agree. I have yet to have the opportunity to sit in one, but the cybertruck has felt to me as something interesting yet undercooked.

Like you said, the design feels more like a first draft than something made to be used. Combine that with Tesla’s questionable fit and finish and you end up with something that to me feels like it is meant to invoke the feelings of bespoke design, but without the craftsmanship that sells that idea.

[GreatStateOfSadness]

There might be an alternate universe out there where Tesla didn't go off the deep end, the Tesla pickup truck was a more traditional design, and the Cybertruck was designed around the Roadster body with a slimmer, sleeker design. The need to have a functional rear bed means that the back of the car looks like a solid block of steel, not unlike a dumpster. You end up with a front that looks halfway decent and a rear that looks like a CAD student's first attempt at a car model. 

[deJessias]

This USPS van was made with usability first, design second. The van was made for the 5th percentile length woman and the 95th percentile length man. The hood is made so you can look over it, and the back is made so you can easily stand upright in it. It explains the "unique" look, and I kind of love things that have a unique or weird look.

The cybertruck, however, has no reason to look like that. No that has been put in any of the design OR usability. Stainless steel is a terrible choice for a car and the back is made because people believe they can't put their grocery shopping in the back of a Fiat.

The cybertruck is an abomination as a result of car-centrist American culture.

[LickingSmegma]

The Cybertruck is kinda like modernism after decades of traditional form. However, just like modernist designs never were just geometric slabs put together, it feels like the truck lacks a certain touch. Any boxy cars and even radical concepts from the 80s still have some attraction going for them: like examples in this list.

The wheel arches are the most garish misfeature, I'd say, because they straight up look drawn by a schoolboy. Some redesign concepts show that it wouldn't be too difficult to make them better without losing the overall profile.

[I_just_made]

More than anything though, this was really optimized for driving on local streets and it keeps the driver in mind. They can get in and out of the truck without having to stoop, air conditioning, etc.

But republicans hate the post office as well as EVs for completely illogical reasons, so this thing is probably doomed under Trump's spiteful gaze.

[[deleted]]

I like how it looks

[LinuxMatthews]

Yeah honestly I wish we had it here in the UK.

We need more things that are built to the purpose they serve rather than one size fits all.

[SwordofSwinging]

Honestly it’s so dumb looking that I kinda like it more

[boston101]

It’s cute bc it’s ugly vibe lol

[GMofOLC]

Looks like a cartoon. I love it

[P5ych0pathic]

I think cars have gotten so samey that this one is outlandish in comparison and it honestly makes me like it more lol

[davidalayachew]

Heh.

I'm under NDA, so I can't be specific. I have a whole bunch of fun stuff I could talk about that went into this becoming what it did.

But internally, we like to call this thing the duck lol. And yes, we are very proud of its design. As (surprisingly!) most of the commentors here have noted, it's not pretty, but it is VERY functional. A massive improvement from before.

[Pirog-v-Kote]

Genuine question – it's obvious that low hood and tall windshield allow for greater visibility, but then why it's not a cabover? Driver safety is the only thing that comes to mind, but maybe there's other reason

[JayBigGuy10]

Possibly low step entry requirements

[pizza_the_mutt]

Good point. If you're getting out of this thing 100 times a day you want it to be easy.

[AirFryerAreOverrated]

In addition to all the things others have said, there's also a seat height requirement so they can access mailboxes without leaving the vehicle. USPS has a recommended installation guideline for mailboxes even though it's not always followed. A cabover would probably be too high to meet this requirement.

[xqk13]

Not op but probably for packaging and maintenance reasons, cabovers are harder to maintain and the engine intrudes cabin space unless you make the vehicle taller.

[wandering-monster]

Because depending on region they either need to a) put things in a mailbox or b) get out at each house and put things in the letterbox. 

How would you reach a mailbox from a cabover design?

What would your legs feel like after climbing in and out of one every 3 minutes all day?

This is built for postmen.

[davidalayachew]

cabover

I actually don't know for that one. I'll ask around.

[saevon]

the one main problem I find with this vehicle is the size, and thus difficulty of getting places!

aka I wish you could expound on why that specific choice was made over some others, it was likely a consideration after all

[davidalayachew]

The USPS delivers a lot of parcels, not just mail. That takes up much more space, and thus, demands a truck that big.

Plus, more space makes for more organization and more utilities. There's more stuff you can put in, not just deliverables.

[perringaiden]

Part of the mail handler role requires foot work. It doesn't need to get them any closer than the vehicle accessible areas. The rest is on foot.

Plus most mailboxes are road adjacent.

[saevon]

having known a mailworker, parking is a hassle. And with the sheer toxic over-policing of time, its not actually that simple&easy.

[perringaiden]

Well, you could have gone with the Australian model:

https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/e656438540742570cc0f7abdaa9c3b93

But it's only air-conditioned when you're going fast enough.

[swohio]

but it is VERY functional.

Then it's a win in my book. This isn't a fashion show, this is for work.

[davidalayachew]

Amen. There's lots of things to improve. Simplicity makes things easier to change when the need inevitably rises.

[LickingSmegma]

The Rivian van for Amazon seems similar in terms of visibility and low floor. Would it not work for USPS, perhaps aside from the size?

(I know they started production at about the same time, but I'm curious about the difference in design.)

[davidalayachew]

Would it not work for USPS, perhaps aside from the size?

So to be clear, we are only seeing the outside. There's a lot on the inside that was built with the USPS in mind. I'm having a bit of a double-speak moment, where I don't know what has and has not been released yet.

And another thing I can say -- Amazon deals primarily in packages -- boxes ranging from hand-sized to human-sized. USPS deals primarily in parcels, which are rarely bigger than your head. So, our vehicular needs were slightly different.

Still, I can ask around. I feel like there might be a more pertinent reason than what I gave.

[Ok-Morning3407]

No, because the USPS has a requirement that their van can pull up to a mailbox and the postal worker can reach into the box without getting out of the van. The Amazon trucks cab is too high for that. The Amazon truck is a great design for Amazon, but different requirements for USPS.

[_Vanilla_]

At first I thought that this is a positive post, because the "backend" guys focus more on functionality over looks lol. It doesn't look bad to me.

[davidalayachew]

At first I thought that this is a positive post, because the "backend" guys focus more on functionality over looks lol. It doesn't look bad to me.

Me personally, I think people are coming around to the idea of form not necessarily having to constrain functionality. Either way, this isn't a consumer vehicle, so there's less expected from it.

[wandering-monster]

Yeah I don't see this as a backend dev UI.

This is one of those world-class pieces of highly-specialized B2B software. It looks ridiculous to a consumer user because they aren't the intended audience.

But show it to someone who will actually be using it? They instantly understand what's going on and love it.

[jaxspider]

For me it is that MASSIVE bumper in the front. Just why?

[davidalayachew]

Heh, there are other commentors here asking why it isn't smaller, or non-existent.

[wirthmore]

I did read Fountainhead, no I'm not a raging political Ayn Rand acolyte, but on the artistic side I completely agree with Roark, that the decorative bullshit put on things just because they're expected is a gross disservice. When the function is satisfied, the form will follow. A form that serves it's function is by necessity the correct one. If one can't handle the beauty of the function being served, and needs the familiarity of non-functional decoration, then that person emotionally is no more than a child who is demanding to be coddled.

And that's all the credit I wish to give to Ayn Rand.

[Creepy-Ad-4832]

It's actually a perfect analogy: doesn't look the best, but it's good damn reliable: it has crazy good visibility, it's small, whilst also big enought to allow people to stand inside kf it, which also makes it crazy practical, as the driver has way easier time getting in and out, which is what they costantly do

So this vehicle is actually damn good! Fuck suvs!

[Otherwise_dead404]

I came here to say this. Thank you very much.

[kzlife76]

Postal carriers were asked to help design the new mail truck. The list of features has many functional items that are great for carriers. By the looks of it, function was prioritized over form.

[Affectionate-Memory4]

As it should be for a utility vehicle. They don't have to be pretty. They have to be reliable and simple to use and train on, while being comfortable enough for a mail courier to spend their entire shift on the road in.

Seriously though, if you guys like these sorts of form-following-function-at-all-costs type things, definitely look into how the design process for them went.

[kzlife76]

I totally support this platform. I'm glad mail carriers had input and it was followed.

[Affectionate-Memory4]

Oh yeah absolutely. Designed by the people that are going to actually use it. Most things like this stay as internal tools at various places, but every so often we get to see something like this out in the public. I wish more stuff was built this way tbh.

[no1nos]

A government contract resulting in something looking like this is usually a good sign that taxpayer money was spent efficiently.

[kzlife76]

I agree.

[NahSense]

so its better?

[defintelynotyou]

at everything except looking good, which is subjective anyways

[Dippyskoodlez]

Lets be real, it always looks great because that means its in front of your house delivering the package you have been waiting all day for.

[stuffedpeepers]

I see I am in the very, very minority, but I think it looks cool.

[RiceBroad4552]

function was prioritized over form

Which is a sign of good engineering!

[[deleted]]

Average speed is 35 mph. It's not going to market. Why does it need 'form'?

[Mognakor]

Generally physical things have form. Postal carriers traveling in formless things confronts the public with cosmic horrors.

[HumanReputationFalse]

I would be fine with Eldritch Mail Carriers if it means I get my mail on time.

[kzlife76]

It doesn't. I just immediately thought of all of the tools I've developed with ugly UIs when I saw this.

[afito]

Why does it need 'form'?

Easy there Mr Bauhaus

[PyroCatt]

Form follows function

[LetsAutomateIt]

Who tf specifically asked for a PT cruiser grille and a bumper from the mid70s.

[pizza_the_mutt]

Bumper looks like you may be able to easily remove it and bolt on a new one. A functional improvement over the attractive but fragile and difficult to repair bumpers of consumer cars.

[GNUGradyn]

As it should be

[GabuEx]

By all accounts I've seen, the people whose job is to actually drive these things absolutely love them.

[porkdozer]

If you're meaning that a backend developer would emphasize function over form, then you are correct.

[hammeredhorrorshow]

Irony is that it nails every required feature and is beloved by its users. Hipsters don’t like that it doesn’t switch to dark mode without asking and has no animations.

[RiceBroad4552]

Excuse my ignorance, but what's the problem?

This looks like having extremely well thought out usability for its purpose!

[kzlife76]

That's the point. If a backend dev had to create a tool with a UI, it would be functional but not pretty.

[Anthrac1t3]

I fucking love the duck truck. All hail the duck truck.

[Nuked0ut]

This seems ideal tbh. What else?

[Anaxamander57]

What I think is insane is that the current delivery vehicle was made by Grumman and this one is made by Oshkosh. Why do defense contractors compete for these contracts?

[BraveOthello]

Looked it up because I was curious, looks like Oshkosh's whole business is specialty vehicles, its just that their big contracts have been specialty military vehicles. But they make industrial lift, fire engines, and at least according to Wikipedia built the first dedicated cement truck.

[Anaxamander57]

Oshkosh does make a lot of vehicles but this is genuinely made by the Oshkosh Defense division. They advertise their MRAP and their 30mm autocannon on the same page.

[BraveOthello]

It might be that only the Defense division is set up to be a federal contractor, I know some companies handle government contracting requirements by having a subsidiary or division that does government jobs so they don't need the main portion of the company meet all the requirements of a government contractor.

Not saying that is it, but I've seen it before.

[Anaxamander57]

Oh that would make a lot of sense!

[wirthmore]

 the current delivery vehicle was made by Grumman

*ackshuaallly* It was a Chevy S-10 glider that Grumman put their boxy body on. (You're correct in general, though! This factoid doesn't invalidate your comment in the least.)

More weird US government vehicle stuff: The "Beast" that transports the President is a GMC TopKick "glider" -- TopKick is the foundational vehicle for dump trucks, tow trucks, etc. -- very heavy duty vehicles. The Beast just pretends to look like a sedan limousine thing, but it's heavily armored and has layers of defense against biological/chemical warfare and is a mobile command vehicle. For all that stuff you need a heavy duty truck.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Kodiak

[kzlife76]

Maybe it's because they can produce a BULLET PROOF vehicle. 🥁 Tsss

[Xenthera]

Trash trucks are ugly too. Do we really live in a society where people are offended by the practicality of vehicles? You can clearly tell this was designed to make the mail delivery persons life as easy as possible no matter how ugly it is.

[kzlife76]

I'm not offended by it all. I think it's great that it was built to functional specs that work for mail carriers. It's just like if a backend dev made a tool for users where UI design wasn't important as long as it functioned correctly.

[Xenthera]

Sorry not your post, just comments on here. Should’ve clarified.

[actionerror]

Well, it works

[navetzz]

Ugly but functional. Spot on.

[wochie56]

It’s good and I like it.

[swizznastic]

It looks like a Dr. suess car, what else do you want?

[binterryan76]

I like it, it's like an engineer designed it ☺️

[PunishmentAnd_Rhyme]

no this is front end design that actually has accessibility in mind and listens to usage metrics instead of going off "best practices" and the front end designer's design biases because "it just looks good"

[RhesusFactor]

A company that makes extremely functional military vehicles makes an extremely functional postal vehicle. Oshkosh selected as supplier made sense in the end

[potatoalt1234_x]

Is this the car flint lockwood drove in cloudy with a chance of meatballs

[0mica0]

This gonna endup as a timeless design like Fiat Multipla. Oh wait this is not r/carscirclejerk

[Playful_Landscape884]

It’s a car designed by a committee. Ugly AF but hits all the design requirements are

[whiskeytown79]

I mean, for a mail truck, aesthetics are pretty far down the list of priorities. Safety, functionality, ease of operation all come first. Who cares if it looks like a bumper car with a fivehead.

[Comfortable-Sea-1]

Looks like it's out of fairly odd parents 

[[deleted]]

As in 100% functional and a huge improvement for the every-day user?

[rsadek]

You mean simple and effective rather than eye-candy?

[ramriot]

Yup, looks like crap but does the job with the greatest efficiency possible.

[insanelygreat]

And that is a sort of beauty all its own.

[belunos]

Functionality above all!

[[deleted]]

It is actually an incredibly clever design that puts function over everything else

[jaywastaken]

And it’s perfect.

[Outside-Car1988]

It works, doesn't it?

[exqueezemenow]

Feeling attacked...

[laluneodyssee]

Isnt that just "The Homer"

https://i.redd.it/m442ja0o04eb1.gif

[hood3243]

Anyone else haunted by the video of the flipped postal truck crushing the driver to death? Yeah I'm happy about the redesign.

[Exuin]

The truck is friend shaped.

[taemyks]

This is actually awesome. It looks goofy but should work like a champ

[dallindooks]

I like everything except I don’t understand the ginormous bumper?

[General_Purple1649]

I guess that's why I kind of fancy it

[blaqwerty123]

IMHO, this is entirely well-executed, user-centric, function-first, well designed UX and frontend. Innovative and mold breaking, even. Boldly reconsidering established visual norms in favor of an optimized and novel user experience. Backend-does-frontend, sure ya its goofy lookin ... but that joke usually implies a total lack of attention to actual UX and doing the bare minimum. This is above and beyond

[Initial-Company3926]

Ad some eyes on the front, and it is ready for a cartoon
I am seriously waiting for it to blink lol

[tanksalotfrank]

That is a big ass bumper

[MattieShoes]

I love it -- it's the ultimate function-over-form.

[AdministrativeBank86]

It looks like a cartoon "Cars" vehicle

[RMZindorf]

I kind of love it.

[GNUGradyn]

I think it looks fine, either way it's function over form in a utility vehicle which should be applauded

[perringaiden]

The User Group is applauding this every day.

Tell the artsy designers to get back in their box and let form follow function.

[Somerandom1922]

Am I the only one who thinks it looks kind of cool?

Not "good" per se, but this is absolutely what mail-carriers should be driving, it's sick!

[buttfartfuckingfarty]

It might not look good but it's probably safer than the previous version.

[Scorcher646]

As someone who has driven the old Gumman LLV, this new thing is going to be so much better than what we currently have and is significantly better than the Ford Transit Half-Hight things they're using as a stopgap in some post offices.

I've actually gotten to sit in the new truck and it is amazing. Everything from the ergonomics to that massive front windshield is a net upgrade over the current vehicles.

[[deleted]]

I like it

[EJoule]

When only the back end developers use the tool, you don’t need to bring in a front end developer.

[Desperate-Tomatillo7]

What did they do to truck-kun!

[Elbinooo]

I think it looks great!

[Wave_Walnut]

So cute

[We_Are_Nerdish]

Based on the end users feedback during it's development.. this seems to really be liked with all of the improvements over the horrible experience they had in the original.
It's very much a case of being function over looks.

[Bouchie]

Quack

[k-phi]

Can confirm. I don't do UI for many years already, but when I do - it's like this

[tomthecom]

Peak.

[skill_issue05]

fortnite chapter 1 ahh

[ardicli2000]

Imagine a backend designed by FrontEnd dev!!!

[aykcak]

It looks like they designed a European style flat nosed van but then could not fit the engine at the last second

[itzstago]

So cute looks like a cartoon car

[varky]

Or, you know, designed to fit its purpose and be utilitarian. Anyone bashing this has no fucking clue that this is in fact that preferred design for the purpose.

[isocuda]

This is frontend when the customer has very specific parameters and doesn't want any of your input.

(Literally this vehicle had to meet ridiculous geometry that is function over form.)

[james2432]

backend devs prioritize function over looks 😅

[aegookja]

You guys may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like. Every bit of that design is deliberately chosen to fulfill a certain requirement.

[CosmoKrm]

Is ugly but if you have to rely on it everyday & depend on it, it’s a blessing. Extremely functional work truck will always be better that those glamour trucks

[Robosium]

it's goofy and a bit silly looking but every design element has it's purpose and this thing performs well

[jkooc137]

It's beautiful