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17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 2 Dec 2002 to 4 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about design.

Everything filed under documentation documentation Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under chat interfaces chat interfaces Everything filed under hiring hiring Everything filed under solar solar Everything filed under education education Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The importance of the docs written for design systems, in whatever form, is going to be the foundation of everyone's workflow going forward, and guidelines are becoming paramount. The importance of the docs written fordesign systems, in whatever form, is goingto be the foundation of everyone'sworkflow going forward, and guidelines arebecoming paramount. Last stated 7 months ago 10 Mar 2026 LO Luis Ouriach — holds since 2026-03-10 — 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 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 2 years ago 23 Mar 2025 RV Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. — tap to centre the map on it A company hiring a designer is nothiring a politician or spokesperson,so it should just get into thedesign work. Last stated 6 days ago 29 Sept 2026 DM Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that adopts AI tools without changing its organisational design misses the biggest change under way. — tap to centre the map on it A company that adopts AI toolswithout changing its organisationaldesign misses the biggest changeunder way. Last stated 4 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 EV Elena Verna — holds since 2026-09-10 — 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 7 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 course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. — tap to centre the map on it A design course should start withhistory and art, grounding studentsin the world, rather than with toolsthat may be gone tomorrow. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. — tap to centre the map on it A company that deviates from openstandards in its data exportswithout documenting the deviationcreates an artificial vendorlock-in. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Mar 2025 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A performance test without an explanation of its limiting factor should be treated as unanalyzed and possibly bogus. — tap to centre the map on it A performance test without anexplanation of its limiting factorshould be treated as unanalyzed andpossibly bogus. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 BG Brendan Gregg — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A photograph is never simply transparent: to photograph is to frame, and to frame is to exclude — tap to centre the map on it A photograph is never simplytransparent: to photograph is toframe, and to frame is to exclude Last stated 24 years ago 2 Dec 2002 SS Susan Sontag — holds since 2002-12-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Complex professional practice, including law, can be reduced to written playbooks that make its outcomes reproducible without requiring artisanal mastery. — tap to centre the map on it Complex professional practice,including law, can be reduced towritten playbooks that make itsoutcomes reproducible withoutrequiring artisanal mastery. Last stated 5 months ago 1 May 2026 PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2026-05-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Standardizing document or table tooling on HTML instead of PDF, LaTeX, or RTF removes most of the underlying complexity. — tap to centre the map on it Standardizing document or tabletooling on HTML instead of PDF,LaTeX, or RTF removes most of theunderlying complexity. Last stated 3 months ago 10 Jul 2026 YX Yihui Xie — holds since 2026-07-10 — 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 failfrom taking on too much complexitythan 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 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 deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 5 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 differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated yesterday 4 Oct 2026 PG 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 gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat 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
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At the centre The importance of the docs written for design systems, in whatever form, is going to be the foundation of everyone's workflow going forward, and guidelines are becoming paramount. Last stated 10 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago Holds Luis Ouriach Read this korrent →