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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under CSS CSS Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Design sits at an intersection of art and science; in the art side, redesigning and experimenting, you are thinking about making something that looks really good, not about data or customers. Design sits at an intersection of art andscience; in the art side, redesigning andexperimenting, you are thinking aboutmaking something that looks really good,not about data or customers. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — 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: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ 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, tospend as much time as possible intheir zone of genius — which is anorg design problem. Last stated 2 years ago 23 Mar 2025 RV Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — 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 toolswithout changing its organisationaldesign misses the biggest changeunder way. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 EV 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 theidea they think is wrong and try tomake it work, because the best ideascome out of developing someoneelse's. Last stated 7 months ago 11 Mar 2026 JK 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 andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 2 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV 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 withhistory and art, grounding studentsin the world, rather than with toolsthat may be gone tomorrow. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design proposal should describe the feature as though it already existed — once as a tutorial and once as reference documentation. — tap to centre the map on it A design proposal should describethe feature as though it alreadyexisted — once as a tutorial andonce as reference documentation. Last stated 4 months ago 20 May 2026 AR Alice Ryhl — holds since 2026-05-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design system built for the right reasons is reparative and one built for the wrong reasons is a weapon for displacement, because tools are always beholden to values. — tap to centre the map on it A design system built for the rightreasons is reparative and one builtfor the wrong reasons is a weaponfor displacement, because tools arealways beholden to values. Last stated 7 years ago 4 Feb 2020 FC Frank Chimero — holds since 2020-02-04 — 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: 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 2 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part ofwhat it does, so a drink known to becheap fails at its job however goodit tastes. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good book clears out stale assumptions and disturbs the old ideas a reader has let accumulate. — tap to centre the map on it A good book clears out staleassumptions and disturbs the oldideas a reader has let accumulate. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jun 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Design sits at an intersection of art and science; in the art side, redesigning and experimenting, you are thinking about making something that looks really good, not about data or customers. Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago Holds Thiago Costa Read this korrent →