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Everything filed under design design Everything filed under chat interfaces chat interfaces 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: Loops, graphs and workflows are the same thing engineers have always built — a trigger, an action, maybe a decision — and there is nothing magical about any of them. Loops, graphs and workflows are the samething engineers have always built — atrigger, an action, maybe a decision — andthere is nothing magical about any ofthem. Last stated 4 weeks ago 10 Aug 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — 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 a year ago 23 Mar 2025 RV Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — 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 6 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 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 designer must never stop at the object: a shoe, a chair or a building is only honestly designed once you account for the whole system it is sourced from. — tap to centre the map on it A designer must never stop at theobject: a shoe, a chair or abuilding is only honestly designedonce you account for the wholesystem it is sourced from. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Sept 2023 NO Neri Oxman — holds since 2023-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A designer’s obligation is to satisfy real human needs rather than to manufacture needs that pay. — tap to centre the map on it A designer’s obligation is tosatisfy real human needs rather thanto manufacture needs that pay. Last stated 3 years ago 7 Apr 2023 DC Daniel Cook — holds since 2023-04-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens 'lesssoftware': without the constraint ofscarce hours, even 37signals willlikely build too much. Last stated a month ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Convergence and simplicity make for poor goals in technology; aim for clarity instead. — tap to centre the map on it Convergence and simplicity make forpoor goals in technology; aim forclarity instead. Last stated 12 years ago 18 Feb 2015 FC Frank Chimero — holds since 2015-02-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Savings in time feel like simplicity: when forced to wait, life seems unnecessarily complex. — tap to centre the map on it Savings in time feel likesimplicity: when forced to wait,life seems unnecessarily complex. Last stated 20 years ago 11 Jun 2006 JM John Maeda — holds since 2006-06-11 — 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 a month ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of people can match aframework for taste; almost nobodycan create one, and creating one isthe rare skill. Last stated 11 months ago 16 Oct 2025 DF Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A product needs a soul, and for that it needs one person of great taste who is its living, breathing aspect and gets furious about every small detail. — tap to centre the map on it A product needs a soul, and for thatit needs one person of great tastewho is its living, breathing aspectand gets furious about every smalldetail. Last stated 17 years ago 12 Feb 2010 KS Karri Saarinen — holds since 2010-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Chat is not AI's final form: agent-based applications increasingly outperform chat-only ones, and many different interfaces for AI will emerge. — tap to centre the map on it Chat is not AI's final form:agent-based applicationsincreasingly outperform chat-onlyones, and many different interfacesfor AI will emerge. Last stated a year ago 28 Aug 2025 LW Luke Wroblewski — holds since 2025-08-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Chatbot interfaces are the wrong tool for meaningful coding work, because you are mostly hoping the model recalls the right answer and correcting it requires a human in the loop. — tap to centre the map on it Chatbot interfaces are the wrongtool for meaningful coding work,because you are mostly hoping themodel recalls the right answer andcorrecting it requires a human inthe loop. Last stated 7 months ago 5 Feb 2026 MH Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-02-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: ChatGPT exploded because of its obvious chat interface, not its technology, which had launched earlier in a different wrapper that few noticed. — tap to centre the map on it ChatGPT exploded because of itsobvious chat interface, not itstechnology, which had launchedearlier in a different wrapper thatfew noticed. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Loops, graphs and workflows are the same thing engineers have always built — a trigger, an action, maybe a decision — and there is nothing magical about any of them. Last stated 10 Aug 2026 · 4 weeks ago Holds Peter Steinberger Read this korrent →