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← It matters that users understand a site, because muddling through tends to be inefficient and error-prone

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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under management management Everything filed under infrastructure infrastructure Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: It matters that users understand a site, because muddling through tends to be inefficient and error-prone It matters that users understand a site,because muddling through tends to beinefficient and error-prone SK Steve Krug — holds since c. 2000–2014 — tap for who they are Same subject: Details are worth digging into to make the experience excellent only once the foundations are in place; doing it the other way around can sort of be a waste of time. — tap to centre the map on it Details are worth digging into tomake the experience excellent onlyonce the foundations are in place;doing it the other way around cansort of be a waste of time. Last stated 5 months ago 28 Apr 2026 PD Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many efforts fail because they do not focus on the right measure or do not invest enough in measuring accurately — tap to centre the map on it Many efforts fail because they donot focus on the right measure or donot invest enough in measuringaccurately BG Bill Gates — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are Same subject: When working with AI, intent and being able to play with the outcome matter more than knowing the technical language. — tap to centre the map on it When working with AI, intent andbeing able to play with the outcomematter more than knowing thetechnical language. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Mar 2026 JP Josh Puckett — holds since 2026-03-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: The fundamentals matter way more than how quickly someone works, how many tools they use, or how they optimise for the models. — tap to centre the map on it The fundamentals matter way morethan how quickly someone works, howmany tools they use, or how theyoptimise for the models. Last stated a month ago 25 Aug 2026 JB John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Users' goodwill is limited, and a site that exhausts it has a good chance of losing them — tap to centre the map on it Users' goodwill is limited, and asite that exhausts it has a goodchance of losing them SK Steve Krug — holds since c. 2000–2014 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adoption of a protocol extension depends more on how much effort it takes to deploy than on how important it is to get right. — tap to centre the map on it Adoption of a protocol extensiondepends more on how much effort ittakes to deploy than on howimportant it is to get right. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Aug 2026 MN Mark Nottingham — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot state the problem clearly without first trying and getting it wrong; the effort that looks wasted is how the thesis gets found. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot state the problem clearlywithout first trying and getting itwrong; the effort that looks wastedis how the thesis gets found. Last stated 6 months ago 22 Mar 2026 NF Nicole Forsgren — holds since 2026-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: How something was made should not change its quality bar, because users care whether it is good, not how it was made. — tap to centre the map on it How something was made should notchange its quality bar, becauseusers care whether it is good, nothow it was made. Last stated 4 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 KD Katie Dill — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated 2 weeks ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 4 weeks ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — 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 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 singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 3 weeks ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pullingthings back, making them simpler andmore understandable, becauseeveryone can kind of execute rightnow. Last stated 2 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feature only truly reaches billions of users when they do not have to think about a switch or a mode. — tap to centre the map on it A feature only truly reachesbillions of users when they do nothave to think about a switch or amode. Last stated 2 months ago 16 Aug 2026 IS Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — 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 comesdown to whether it works withoutpain and how it makes people feel. Last stated 4 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 RS 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 alight source, so an elevated elementneeds a highlight where the lightfalls, not just a drop shadow. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC 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 isdiscoverable on rewatch rather thanachieved by directly misleading theaudience. Last stated 11 months ago 18 Nov 2025 NE Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre It matters that users understand a site, because muddling through tends to be inefficient and error-prone Last stated c. 2000–2014 Holds Steve Krug Read this korrent →