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Read this korrent: Big-box stores and their parking lots do not improve a city's urban experience.
Big-box stores and their parking lots do not improve a city's urban experience.
Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The problem of cars in cities is a geometry problem, not a technology problem: no invention creates room for everybody's car. — tap to centre the map on it
The problem of cars in cities is a geometry problem, not a technology problem: no invention creates room for everybody's car.
Last stated 16 years ago
7 Jun 2010
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Jarrett Walker — holds since 2010-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some of the best things to see near a city are a short drive or train ride outside it, not in the city center itself. — tap to centre the map on it
Some of the best things to see near a city are a short drive or train ride outside it, not in the city center itself.
Last stated 7 months ago
18 Mar 2026
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Tynan — holds since 2026-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it
A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops.
Last stated 8 years ago
2 Jun 2018
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Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Today's level of city living depends on cheap fossil fuels and is unlikely to survive without them. — tap to centre the map on it
Today's level of city living depends on cheap fossil fuels and is unlikely to survive without them.
Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel. — tap to centre the map on it
A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel.
Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Robby Stein — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow. — tap to centre the map on it
A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow.
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 twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience. — tap to centre the map on it
A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience.
Last stated 11 months ago
18 Nov 2025
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Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A website that promotes flow should be built like a gourmet meal, but most are built like a cafeteria — tap to centre the map on it
A website that promotes flow should be built like a gourmet meal, but most are built like a cafeteria
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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is like the most patient collaborator you could have, building at hyper speeds, if you know how to direct it and bring taste and judgment on what to build and how, down to the finest UX and UI decisions. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is like the most patient collaborator you could have, building at hyper speeds, if you know how to direct it and bring taste and judgment on what to build and how, down to the finest UX and UI decisions.
Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Brett Williams — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI tools in the hands of a designer with good taste and good judgment are remarkably powerful. — tap to centre the map on it
AI tools in the hands of a designer with good taste and good judgment are remarkably powerful.
Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Brett Williams — holds since 2026-06-16 — 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 guiding principle, a product is forced to be simpler, into something most people would understand.
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 browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Last stated 28 years ago
1 Mar 1999
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Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — tap for who they are
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Big-box stores and their parking lots do not improve a city's urban experience.
Last stated 7 Oct 2025 · a year ago
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The problem of cars in cities is a geometry problem, not a technology problem: no invention creates room for everybody's car.
Last stated 7 Jun 2010 · 16 years ago
Holds Jarrett Walker
Similar wording
Some of the best things to see near a city are a short drive or train ride outside it, not in the city center itself.
Last stated 18 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Tynan
Similar wording
A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops.
Last stated 2 Jun 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Felix Salmon
Similar wording
Today's level of city living depends on cheap fossil fuels and is unlikely to survive without them.
Last stated 30 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Chris Smaje
Same subject: design
A product's craft probably comes down to whether it works without pain and how it makes people feel.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Robby Stein
Same subject: design
A shadow in an interface implies a light source, so an elevated element needs a highlight where the light falls, not just a drop shadow.
Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Thiago Costa
Same subject: design
A twist works best when it is discoverable on rewatch rather than achieved by directly misleading the audience.
Last stated 18 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Nat Eliason
Same subject: taste
A website that promotes flow should be built like a gourmet meal, but most are built like a cafeteria
Last stated c. 1996
Holds Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Same subject: taste
AI is like the most patient collaborator you could have, building at hyper speeds, if you know how to direct it and bring taste and judgment on what to build and how, down to the finest UX and UI decisions.
Last stated 16 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Brett Williams
Same subject: taste
AI tools in the hands of a designer with good taste and good judgment are remarkably powerful.
Last stated 16 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Brett Williams
Same subject: simplicity
When beauty is the guiding principle, a product is forced to be simpler, into something most people would understand.
Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Thiago Costa
Same subject: simplicity
A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: simplicity
A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically.
Last stated 1 Mar 1999 · 28 years ago
Holds Edsger W. Dijkstra