Our readingWhat is a korrent?
Founders, designers and developers need to develop their taste the way a sushi chef develops a palate, and appreciating culture is how.
Drawn from what Karri Saarinen said
What these subjects mean
design How things should be made and judged: what makes a design good, who should do the designing, and what an interface is for.
taste Whether good and bad exist in made things, and how a maker comes to tell them apart.
On the topicWhat is taste, and why does it matter now?under our view: Taste is learned, by looking closely and keeping score, not born On the topicWhich mental models should a designer think with?under our view: Taste is trained: expose yourself to the best work and ask why it works On the topicWho should design software, and how?under our view: One person of taste has to be in charge, because design by committee is bad design