401: Three Dots

<p>This week, we talk about a ubiquitous design crutch: the three dot menu. We examine the spread of this pattern and discuss potential solutions to avoid it. In The Sidebar, we recap WWDC 2021 and dive deep into our favorite announcements.</p><hr /><h3><strong>Golden Ratio Supporter:</strong></h3><h4>Around</h4><p><a href="https://www.around.co/designdetails">Around</a> is a better way to video call. It’s designed specifically to make it easier to gather small groups together to collaborate in real time, without all the distracting and frustrating interfaces that comes with most video chat software. We love the small floating heads and emphasis on making it easy to work alongside the video call, rather than constantly having to app switch.</p><p>You can get started for free by signing up at <a href="https://www.around.co/designdetails">Around.co</a>!</p><hr /><h3><strong>Latest VIP Patrons:</strong></h3><ul><li>Trí Nguyễn</li><li>Michael Wang</li><li>Justin Watts</li><li>Michael Goliver</li><li>Baruch Pi</li><li>Tara Urso</li></ul><hr /><h3><strong>The Sidebar:</strong></h3><p>The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at <a href="https://patreon.com/designdetails">patreon.com/designdetails</a>.</p><hr /><h3><strong>Followup:</strong></h3><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/nyseans/status/1402747401853620225">Sean Sullivan tweeted</a>: <i>IMO Software can be finished. Think about software that ships on non Internet connected devices. We used to always ‘finish’ software products pre-SaaS. Big examples today would be secure embedded software systems.</i></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/charmiekapoor/status/1402474827076685824?s=21">Charmie Kapoor</a> mentioned us as one of her top 3 podcasts for design and product – thank you!</li></ul><hr /><h3><strong>Main Topic:</strong></h3><p>This week, we talk about three dot menus, the now-ubiquitous interface element that can be conveniently used