“Sweet, a whole website of video game menus”

The Game UI Database is a website that covers the interfaces of almost 2,000 via over 75,000 screenshots. It has meticulous information architecture, so you can jump into specific sections, for example: Examples of game difficulty settings Examples of game UI settings menus Modals and pop-ups Loading screens HUDs Minimaps Even if games and productivity software seem worlds apart – the creator of the site, Edd Coates, calls himself “UI artist,” which is not a title I’ve ever seen in my line of work – I’ve long thought games do some things better, and these can be an inspiration. The database was started by Coates a few years ago. This launch article on Mashable has this interesting passage: The site is relatively short on context, with only the collections of screenshots gathered under different tags for visitors to go on. […] That’s the site working as intended. As Coates explained: “It’s useful for designers to identify recurring and pre-established patterns in successful titles when…