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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 8 Jan 2013 to 4 Oct 2026.
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design
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simplicity
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taste
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18 Feb 2015
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Frank Chimero — holds since 2015-02-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every material has a grain, including the web, and designs that work against it end up weaker — tap to centre the map on it Every material has a grain, including the web, and designs that work against it end up weaker Last stated 3 years ago
29 Jun 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What has gone wrong online belongs to the industry that grew up around the web, not to the web itself, which is still a substrate anyone can build on. — tap to centre the map on it What has gone wrong online belongs to the industry that grew up around the web, not to the web itself, which is still a substrate anyone can build on. Last stated 2 years ago
7 Oct 2024
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Molly White — holds since 2024-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nothing about the web technically prevents a return to what people loved about the old web; the good old days are available and would be easier to build now than they ever were. — tap to centre the map on it Nothing about the web technically prevents a return to what people loved about the old web; the good old days are available and would be easier to build now than they ever were. Last stated 2 years ago
1 May 2024
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Molly White — holds since 2024-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Consumer internet is not the highest form of technology, and treating it as such pulls talent away from the industries that matter more. — tap to centre the map on it Consumer internet is not the highest form of technology, and treating it as such pulls talent away from the industries that matter more. Last stated 7 years ago
1 Jan 2020
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Dan Wang — holds since 2020-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The internet is unusual among universal technologies in having made about as much worse as it made better. — tap to centre the map on it The internet is unusual among universal technologies in having made about as much worse as it made better. Last stated 9 months ago
6 Jan 2026
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Morgan Housel — holds since 2026-01-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Patterns that work show up in 90% of products, and they are there for a reason, yet a lot of designers reinvent the wheel. — tap to centre the map on it Patterns that work show up in 90% of products, and they are there for a reason, yet a lot of designers reinvent the wheel. Last stated 6 months ago
21 Apr 2026
BJ
Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The internet is a micro medium: it reaches specific people better than any medium before it and reaches everyone badly. — tap to centre the map on it The internet is a micro medium: it reaches specific people better than any medium before it and reaches everyone badly. Last stated 3 years ago
26 Mar 2024
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Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Design should be an intentional bottleneck every shipped thing has to pass through, because that is what makes a product cohere. — tap to centre the map on it Design should be an intentional bottleneck every shipped thing has to pass through, because that is what makes a product cohere. Last stated 6 months ago
26 Apr 2026
ES
Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — 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 fail from taking on too much complexity than 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 small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre 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 candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — 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 6 months ago
21 Apr 2026
BJ
Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. Last stated 2 weeks ago
4 Oct 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — 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 graded good or bad; it is only the material that 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 feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
IA
Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
TU
Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
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Every material has a grain, including the web, and designs that work against it end up weaker.
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Every material has a grain, including the web, and designs that work against it end up weaker
Holds
What has gone wrong online belongs to the industry that grew up around the web, not to the web itself, which is still a substrate anyone can build on.
Holds
Nothing about the web technically prevents a return to what people loved about the old web; the good old days are available and would be easier to build now than they ever were.
Holds
Consumer internet is not the highest form of technology, and treating it as such pulls talent away from the industries that matter more.
Holds
The internet is unusual among universal technologies in having made about as much worse as it made better.
Holds
Patterns that work show up in 90% of products, and they are there for a reason, yet a lot of designers reinvent the wheel.
Holds
The internet is a micro medium: it reaches specific people better than any medium before it and reaches everyone badly.
Holds
Design should be an intentional bottleneck every shipped thing has to pass through, because that is what makes a product cohere.
Holds
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Holds
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Holds
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
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 company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers.
Holds
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Holds
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Holds