Design consistency requires strict componentization discipline
4/10 LowMaintaining consistent design without rigorous component creation is difficult. Developers can hand-pick slightly different utility classes for spacing and color, leading to unintended design variations across applications.
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Users note UI, behavior, and feature disparities between web, mobile, and desktop. Confusion over feature availability and interaction differences. Frustration with unsynchronized settings and data.
Design consistency can be difficult to maintain with SPAs. Different components and pages can end up looking disjointed if not properly managed.
If you're not disciplined about creating reusable components, it's easy for slight variations in spacing or color to creep in across different parts of a large application because developers might hand-pick slightly different utility classes each time.