Robert | 12.02.2005 @ 4:00 PM
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Odeo has a new, simpler face, which is great, but they seem to think that when it comes to forms, big equals easy.

This is something I've noticed with quite a few Web 2.0 ventures recently. I'm all for cleaning up, stripping down, and otherwise simplifying the user-experience, but how does that translate to making things bigger? Nothing about this contact form is simpler than others like it. If anything, it makes me wish I was far-sighted.

It's kind of insulting. It's like when people talk louder to someone who doesn't speak the local native language, hoping that the increased volume will improve understanding. To the contrary, using this giant form just makes me feel stupid. Odea apparently thinks I'm an idiot, and making the registration form really big will help me wrap my little brain around how to use it.

I'm sure this isn't their intention. But this is how it looks.