Most times, I talk about YouTube in a way that goes something like, “Yeah, it’s big, but it’s ugly. I like Vimeo better.” I think I might be wrong about that. It perhaps doesn’t get enough credit for the way it looks.
When you collapse all the bits and pieces on YouTube, it’s actually a pretty decent-looking, quiet interface.
Underscores for me the importance of text, color, spacing, and lines. That’s ALL this interface is, aside from four buttons and 11 graphic elements.