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Netflix - you didn’t pass the test.

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  • tvaziri@mastodon.socialT This user is from outside of this forum
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    Netflix - you didn’t pass the test.

    The outs graphic should have three dots, not two. Because there are three outs to an inning.

    from 2014:
    https://sixcolors.com/post/2014/10/fox-box/

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    • tvaziri@mastodon.socialT tvaziri@mastodon.social

      Netflix - you didn’t pass the test.

      The outs graphic should have three dots, not two. Because there are three outs to an inning.

      from 2014:
      https://sixcolors.com/post/2014/10/fox-box/

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      firewire@theforkiverse.comF This user is from outside of this forum
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      @tvaziri Honest Q from a designer who doesn’t watch baseball: how long would all three dots be “active” on a graphic like that?

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      • tvaziri@mastodon.socialT tvaziri@mastodon.social

        Netflix - you didn’t pass the test.

        The outs graphic should have three dots, not two. Because there are three outs to an inning.

        from 2014:
        https://sixcolors.com/post/2014/10/fox-box/

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        gedeonm@mastodon.socialG This user is from outside of this forum
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        @tvaziri man that thing was horrible. Tiny tiny text, poor design. Meh.

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        • tvaziri@mastodon.socialT tvaziri@mastodon.social

          Netflix - you didn’t pass the test.

          The outs graphic should have three dots, not two. Because there are three outs to an inning.

          from 2014:
          https://sixcolors.com/post/2014/10/fox-box/

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          @tvaziri This kind of thing shows up in board games a lot, and when the final, arguably unnecessary space is present (to place your cube on or whatever) the rules forums inevitably get questions from people who don’t understand why it’s there (“if the game is over when you get 8 fleebs, why is there an 8th fleeb spot??”)

          That is a bit different from baseball where arguably “three outs” is a weird purgatory state the game can be in (until the next half inning starts), but I figured I’d mention.

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          • gedeonm@mastodon.socialG gedeonm@mastodon.social

            @tvaziri man that thing was horrible. Tiny tiny text, poor design. Meh.

            cstamp@mastodon.socialC This user is from outside of this forum
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            @gedeonm @tvaziri But at least they didn’t have to pay a skilled designer for it. 😉

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            • tvaziri@mastodon.socialT tvaziri@mastodon.social

              Netflix - you didn’t pass the test.

              The outs graphic should have three dots, not two. Because there are three outs to an inning.

              from 2014:
              https://sixcolors.com/post/2014/10/fox-box/

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              tvaziri@mastodon.socialT This user is from outside of this forum
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              Why is having two dots wrong? Because there are three outs to an inning. I mean, why have TWO GREY DOTS when there are zero outs? Even after the third out, Netflix doesn't change the graphic - it remains as TWO DOTS.

              How Netflix shows how many outs there are:

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              • tvaziri@mastodon.socialT tvaziri@mastodon.social

                Why is having two dots wrong? Because there are three outs to an inning. I mean, why have TWO GREY DOTS when there are zero outs? Even after the third out, Netflix doesn't change the graphic - it remains as TWO DOTS.

                How Netflix shows how many outs there are:

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                @tvaziri This is a terrible rationale, but I am willing to put a dollar on a designer who doesn’t watch sports deciding it made sense because the third out marks the change of innings, so, not too unlike a clock that changes from 23:59:59 to 00:00:00.

                But then with two dots you have all the confusion issues you describe. It’s why you don’t call a ‘cart’ (or ‘basket’) a ‘schlarffledinger’ on an ecommerce site. Just do what people expect.

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                • tvaziri@mastodon.socialT tvaziri@mastodon.social

                  Why is having two dots wrong? Because there are three outs to an inning. I mean, why have TWO GREY DOTS when there are zero outs? Even after the third out, Netflix doesn't change the graphic - it remains as TWO DOTS.

                  How Netflix shows how many outs there are:

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                  @tvaziri …and on top of that they hid the score bug all the time. Was that ball two or ball three? Who knows! The score bug is gone!

                  …and they also missed the first ABS challenge in MLB history because they cut away to an interview.

                  All around I thought the Netflix broadcast was not great.

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                  • tvaziri@mastodon.socialT tvaziri@mastodon.social

                    Why is having two dots wrong? Because there are three outs to an inning. I mean, why have TWO GREY DOTS when there are zero outs? Even after the third out, Netflix doesn't change the graphic - it remains as TWO DOTS.

                    How Netflix shows how many outs there are:

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                    tvaziri@mastodon.socialT This user is from outside of this forum
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                    boom - something like this is clearer without any additional distracting noise or crowding. I'm NOT a graphic designer.

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                    • tvaziri@mastodon.socialT tvaziri@mastodon.social

                      boom - something like this is clearer without any additional distracting noise or crowding. I'm NOT a graphic designer.

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                      @tvaziri
                      THANK YOU

                      I'm not even really a baseball fan, and the 2 dots thing offends me deeply

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                        boom - something like this is clearer without any additional distracting noise or crowding. I'm NOT a graphic designer.

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                        @tvaziri bless Apple for getting this SO right

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