The new UI is not very accessible for someone with visual impairment This has been a repetitive topic, but I wanted to share my personal experience.
I have visual and cognitive impairment that keeps me from processing anything clustered, lacking contrast, simply tiny. My eyes have to dwell for a long time on a single point to process it; otherwise everything looks blurred and irrelevant.
I used Figma for the last 5 years without an issue, until the recent beta update. I had to revert it immediately, because my brain couldn’t “read” anything.
I think this could be just common method for everyone, but I use a digital interface via 1. Quick scanning of color difference, 2. Recognition of features, 3. Remembering the position of each feature. More decorations and complications means longer time to process.
As you can see, the new UI uses more dynamic spacing and low contrast display(because of the semi-transparent background). The new line icon style looks clustered, and rounded semi-transparent boxes adds decorations that keeps me from scanning important