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> The logo is further on the left than the other icons.

But why the logo of the website/app should be aligned with the icon of the actions?

> The icons are thin, compared to the text, which is bold.

Why this is an issue?

I can somewhat agree with the other points, but I wouldn't call this "bad design." Just because the information can sometimes be presented better doesn't mean the previous way was bad.

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Whenever I read some of these design articles, I usually see this same glaring issue. Without any distinction, they'll present together a grab bag of objective facts, best practices, and simple conventions.

There's nothing objective about using ctrl+s for save, but it's an obvious best practice. So not following can be considered bad design fairly uncontroversially.

The two you mentioned are obviously not in that category. I take issue with the logo one especially, because I find the style of the "bad design" better and more functional.

>[...] I’m probably the only one who noticed that it’s calmer.

Ugh.

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