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← Beauty matters to a business: it simplifies, and makes people understand, care about and remember a product.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 3 Aug 2012 to 29 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under CSS CSS Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under design design Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under product management product management Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Beauty matters to a business: it simplifies, and makes people understand, care about and remember a product. Beauty matters to a business: itsimplifies, and makes people understand,care about and remember a product. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: When beauty is the guiding principle, a product is forced to be simpler, into something most people would understand. — tap to centre the map on it When beauty is the guidingprinciple, a product is forced to besimpler, into something most peoplewould understand. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: The aesthetic quality of a product is integral to its usefulness, but only well-executed objects can be beautiful. — tap to centre the map on it The aesthetic quality of a productis integral to its usefulness, butonly well-executed objects can bebeautiful. Last stated 14 years ago by 3 Aug 2012 DR Dieter Rams — holds since 2012-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beauty is a valuable asset that is being lost in favor of pure functionality. — tap to centre the map on it Beauty is a valuable asset that isbeing lost in favor of purefunctionality. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: As building gets easier, choosing the right thing to build and knowing what good looks like matter more for product teams. — tap to centre the map on it As building gets easier, choosingthe right thing to build and knowingwhat good looks like matter more forproduct teams. Last stated 4 days ago 29 Sept 2026 LR Lenny Rachitsky — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beauty is agency: a thing is beautiful because it has agency, not because of how it looks. — tap to centre the map on it Beauty is agency: a thing isbeautiful because it has agency, notbecause of how it looks. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Sept 2023 NO Neri Oxman — holds since 2023-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: How something was made should not change its quality bar, because users care whether it is good, not how it was made. — tap to centre the map on it How something was made should notchange its quality bar, becauseusers care whether it is good, nothow it was made. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 KD Katie Dill — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beauty is how intuition communicates with us. — tap to centre the map on it Beauty is how intuition communicateswith us. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Direct communication with customers matters more than small, incremental product tweaks. — tap to centre the map on it Direct communication with customersmatters more than small, incrementalproduct tweaks. Last stated 8 months ago 23 Jan 2026 AK Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it A group of businesses only workswhen every one of them feeds theothers, and everything that does notfit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago 16 Jul 2025 JD Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many well-paid software engineers fail to appreciate or understand the CSS cascade. — tap to centre the map on it Many well-paid software engineersfail to appreciate or understand theCSS cascade. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 DR Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tailwind is a good way to build a site you're happy with, even without strong CSS skills of your own. — tap to centre the map on it Tailwind is a good way to build asite you're happy with, even withoutstrong CSS skills of your own. Last stated 5 months ago 15 May 2026 JE Julia Evans — holds since 2018-11-01 — tap for who they are JE Julia Evans — no longer holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A theme system's styles should be low-specificity rather than targeted directly at specific elements. — tap to centre the map on it A theme system's styles should below-specificity rather than targeteddirectly at specific elements. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 DR Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI progress is jagged: models are becoming superhuman at math and software engineering while remaining far weaker at intuition, creativity, and other forms of human reasoning. — tap to centre the map on it AI progress is jagged: models arebecoming superhuman at math andsoftware engineering while remainingfar weaker at intuition, creativity,and other forms of human reasoning. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 NL Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI should be used to advance understanding of the universe and improve human capabilities. — tap to centre the map on it AI should be used to advanceunderstanding of the universe andimprove human capabilities. Last stated a week ago 26 Sept 2026 GR Guillermo Rauch — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted writing creates anillusion of greater creativity whileactually reducing the originality ofthe ideas expressed. Last stated 3 months ago 22 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are
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