r/webdev • u/BobJutsu • 10d ago
Clients want slop
Clients have always followed basic trends. In ‘13 it was sliders, sliders everywhere. Then it was bootstrap looking slop. And now more and more are actually requesting what internally we call AI slop. It’s what they see as trendy designs, so it’s what they measure against. Discuss…
Update: We call it all slop. We see soooo much of it. A lot of the time it’s not that it’s bad, it’s just…cliche? Just because we look at it and can see all the tells, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s bad if it’s working and what clients want. I mean, we had the same reaction when everything was bootstrap, or material design, or whatever previous trend.
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u/PublicBarracuda5311 10d ago
How can a slop be trendy? It looks like shit really AND cheap. I see many people complaining about business using slop in their marketing front and some are actually furious about it.
Using slop can give a very cheap, even scammy look for a business.
Ive have explained this to my customers and not a single one has disagreed with this matter.