Our readingWhat is a korrent?
In making products, taste is not a matter of opinion but a sense of sophistication, learned by making something real rather than at school.
Drawn from what Karri Saarinen said
What these subjects mean
taste Whether good and bad exist in made things, and how a maker comes to tell them apart.
education How children are taught and tested: schools, tutoring, what a lesson at the right level does, and what AI changes.
On the topicWhat is taste, and why does it matter now?under our view: Taste is real: some things are better than others, and saying so is the point 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