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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under chat interfaces chat interfaces Everything filed under taste taste Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: An abstract symbol is harder to remember than one whose metaphor reinforces the concept it stands for. An abstract symbol is harder to rememberthan one whose metaphor reinforces theconcept it stands for. Last stated 4 weeks ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: An icon should never picture a particular product, because the product dates and takes the icon down with it; use a metaphor instead. — tap to centre the map on it An icon should never picture aparticular product, because theproduct dates and takes the icondown with it; use a metaphorinstead. Last stated 4 weeks ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Detail a symbol could technically carry still costs you, because it distracts from the instant recognition the symbol exists for. — tap to centre the map on it Detail a symbol could technicallycarry still costs you, because itdistracts from the instantrecognition the symbol exists for. Last stated 4 weeks ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens 'lesssoftware': without the constraint ofscarce hours, even 37signals willlikely build too much. Last stated a month ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Convergence and simplicity make for poor goals in technology; aim for clarity instead. — tap to centre the map on it Convergence and simplicity make forpoor goals in technology; aim forclarity instead. Last stated 12 years ago 18 Feb 2015 FC Frank Chimero — holds since 2015-02-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Savings in time feel like simplicity: when forced to wait, life seems unnecessarily complex. — tap to centre the map on it Savings in time feel likesimplicity: when forced to wait,life seems unnecessarily complex. Last stated 20 years ago 11 Jun 2006 JM John Maeda — holds since 2006-06-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated a month ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of people can match aframework for taste; almost nobodycan create one, and creating one isthe rare skill. Last stated 11 months ago 16 Oct 2025 DF Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail. — tap to centre the map on it A product needs a soul, and for thatit needs one person of great tastewho is its living, breathing aspectand gets furious about every smalldetail. Last stated 17 years ago 12 Feb 2010 KS Karri Saarinen — holds since 2010-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Chat is not AI's final form: agent-based applications increasingly outperform chat-only ones, and many different interfaces for AI will emerge. — tap to centre the map on it Chat is not AI's final form:agent-based applicationsincreasingly outperform chat-onlyones, and many different interfacesfor AI will emerge. Last stated a year ago 28 Aug 2025 LW Luke Wroblewski — holds since 2025-08-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Chatbot interfaces are the wrong tool for meaningful coding work, because you are mostly hoping the model recalls the right answer and correcting it requires a human in the loop. — tap to centre the map on it Chatbot interfaces are the wrongtool for meaningful coding work,because you are mostly hoping themodel recalls the right answer andcorrecting it requires a human inthe loop. Last stated 7 months ago 5 Feb 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-02-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: ChatGPT exploded because of its obvious chat interface, not its technology, which had launched earlier in a different wrapper that few noticed. — tap to centre the map on it ChatGPT exploded because of itsobvious chat interface, not itstechnology, which had launchedearlier in a different wrapper thatfew noticed. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre An abstract symbol is harder to remember than one whose metaphor reinforces the concept it stands for. Last stated 14 Aug 2026 · 4 weeks ago Holds Susan Kare Read this korrent →