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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 13 Aug 2023 to 29 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about design .
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education Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Anyone can see that one design looks better than another; what makes a good designer great is being able to say what the difference is. Anyone can see that one design looks better than another; what makes a good designer great is being able to say what the difference is. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Jan 2024
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Derek Briggs — holds since 2024-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
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Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. — tap to centre the map on it A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. — tap to centre the map on it A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. Last stated a month ago
29 Sept 2026
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Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that adopts AI tools without changing its organisational design misses the biggest change under way. — tap to centre the map on it A company that adopts AI tools without changing its organisational design misses the biggest change under way. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Elena Verna — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A creative lead's job is to take the idea they think is wrong and try to make it work, because the best ideas come out of developing someone else's. — tap to centre the map on it A creative lead's job is to take the idea they think is wrong and try to make it work, because the best ideas come out of developing someone else's. Last stated 8 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. — tap to centre the map on it A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
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Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen. — tap to centre the map on it A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen. Last stated 2 years ago
3 Aug 2024
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Devoney Looser — holds since 2024-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. Last stated 7 months ago
21 Apr 2026
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Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship. — tap to centre the map on it A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship. Last stated 3 years ago
13 Aug 2023
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Seth Dickinson — holds since 2023-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Dress should adorn the person without rivalling it, and need not be expensive — tap to centre the map on it Dress should adorn the person without rivalling it, and need not be expensive
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Mary Wollstonecraft — holds since c. 1787 — tap for who they are
Same subject: MacKenzie Scott's Last Days in Two Nations is weakened by too many points of view. — tap to centre the map on it MacKenzie Scott's Last Days in Two Nations is weakened by too many points of view. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Sung J. Woo — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great. — tap to centre the map on it Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great. Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. — tap to centre the map on it A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. Last stated 2 months ago
4 Sept 2026
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Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ellsworth Kelly's art is bad, failing on novelty, nuance and narrative. — tap to centre the map on it Ellsworth Kelly's art is bad, failing on novelty, nuance and narrative. Last stated 7 months ago
6 Apr 2026
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Monica Dinculescu — holds since 2026-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Especially with AI now, anyone can arguably try, and non-technical people with the best ideas, taste, and grasp of the cultural zeitgeist can win. — tap to centre the map on it Especially with AI now, anyone can arguably try, and non-technical people with the best ideas, taste, and grasp of the cultural zeitgeist can win. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
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Anyone can see that one design looks better than another; what makes a good designer great is being able to say what the difference is.
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A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart.
Holds
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds
A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem.
Holds
A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work.
Holds
A company that adopts AI tools without changing its organisational design misses the biggest change under way.
Holds
A creative lead's job is to take the idea they think is wrong and try to make it work, because the best ideas come out of developing someone else's.
Holds
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds
A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow.
Holds
A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen.
Holds
A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it.
Holds
A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship.
Holds
Dress should adorn the person without rivalling it, and need not be expensive
Last stated c. 1787
Holds
MacKenzie Scott's Last Days in Two Nations is weakened by too many points of view.
Holds
Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great.
Holds
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Holds
Ellsworth Kelly's art is bad, failing on novelty, nuance and narrative.
Holds
Especially with AI now, anyone can arguably try, and non-technical people with the best ideas, taste, and grasp of the cultural zeitgeist can win.
Holds