Design tools grow too complex as they add features over time
Long-time users of design tools find that continuous feature additions make previously simple workflows convoluted and hard to navigate. The increasing complexity is compounded by inadequate support documentation for new UI patterns. This feature creep alienates existing users who valued the tool's original simplicity.
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