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Ok I know I’m nit picking here, but the Mach-E has such a clean cohesive UI, or at least it used to, until they committed this Sin of iconography.
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First, why does it have a drop shadow when none of the other climate icons do?
Second, why is it so bold and thick when every other icon in the UI is thin and light?

Ford UI designers you are asleep at the wheel!

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Ok I know I’m nit picking here, but the Mach-E has such a clean cohesive UI, or at least it used to, until they committed this Sin of iconography.
Ford Mustang Mach-E UI Sin F2194432-290C-41E5-B039-0A7EC41380E5

First, why does it have a drop shadow when none of the other climate icons do?
Second, why is it so bold and thick when every other icon in the UI is thin and light?

Ford UI designers you are asleep at the wheel!

Rant over. Thank you for reading if you got this far.
I knew it was ugly. I didn’t know why. Thanks for explaining it for me !
 
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I knew it was ugly. I didn’t know why. Thanks for explaining it for me !
I'm glad someone else noticed it and it wasn't just me!
 

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I dislike the entire ui change to the climate controls. I far preferred it the way it was. One icon’s inability to blend in isn’t going to make me dislike the new system any more than I already do.
 


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Lose the drop shadow and thin out the arrows (and and maybe move the crotch vent arrow) and it would fit the UI better.
 

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Lose the drop shadow and thin out the arrows (and and maybe move the crotch vent arrow) and it would fit the UI better.
Then how will users understand that the vehicle is equipped with crotch defrost?
 
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I dislike the entire ui change to the climate controls. I far preferred it the way it was. One icon’s inability to blend in isn’t going to make me dislike the new system any more than I already do.
Yeah I don’t think the change was needed, but I guess people feel very strongly about turning their AC on or off. Personally I’ve never touched the button. Auto 365. The thing that bothers me about the AC Being moved out is now the buttons are asymmetrical. The e heat button (one I actually do toggle) should have been brought out to balance out the AC. maybe do the AC and E heat on the right and the Auto and Vent controls on the left.
 
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Frunk button in FordPass is worse: the wheels are hemispheres, the car looks like a Prius, and the trunk is inaccurately curved.

But I'm glad I have it.
 
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Frunk button in FordPass is worse: the wheels are hemispheres, the car looks like a Prius, and the trunk is inaccurately curved.

But I'm glad I have it.
I haven’t had the pleasure of seeing that button yet unfortunately 🙁.

FordPass has its own set of UI issues. I’m glad they at least brought back Ford’s font, Antenna.
 

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I dislike the entire ui change to the climate controls. I far preferred it the way it was. One icon’s inability to blend in isn’t going to make me dislike the new system any more than I already do.
What's different aside from the new A/C button and this icon change?
 

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What's different aside from the new A/C button and this icon change?
I couldn’t care less about the icon change, it’s all the other stuff crammed into the bottom of the screen that annoys me. It used to be a clean interface, no longer.
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