Ask HN: What are good high information density UIs (screenshots, apps, sites)

Just yesterday I tried to find examples of good high information density UIs... and seems to be an impossible task.

Search engines are full to the brim with vague articles repeating each other's talking points, and exception being this blog post by Matthew Ström: https://matthewstrom.com/writing/ui-density/

Image search is no better, with largely irrelevant results.

In the age when everything is spaced out and zoned out gray on gray, what are your go-to examples of UIs that pack a lot of info?


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Created 6h | May 8, 2025, 2:40:09 PM


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