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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 2 Sept 2012 to 18 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about taste .
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Anthropic Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: There is no shortcut to having taste or developing a high-craft, high-velocity practice; AI shortcuts the creating of a lot of things, but it comes back to learning the language of visual design. There is no shortcut to having taste or developing a high-craft, high-velocity practice; AI shortcuts the creating of a lot of things, but it comes back to learning the language of visual design. Last stated 4 months ago
26 May 2026
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Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is like the most patient collaborator you could have, building at hyper speeds, if you know how to direct it and bring taste and judgment on what to build and how, down to the finest UX and UI decisions. — tap to centre the map on it AI is like the most patient collaborator you could have, building at hyper speeds, if you know how to direct it and bring taste and judgment on what to build and how, down to the finest UX and UI decisions. Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Brett Williams — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI tools in the hands of a designer with good taste and good judgment are remarkably powerful. — tap to centre the map on it AI tools in the hands of a designer with good taste and good judgment are remarkably powerful. Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jun 2026
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Brett Williams — holds since 2026-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Claude has surprisingly good design taste for SwiftUI applications. — tap to centre the map on it Claude has surprisingly good design taste for SwiftUI applications. Last stated 6 months ago
27 Mar 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-03-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Claude tends to have good default taste in web page design. — tap to centre the map on it Claude tends to have good default taste in web page design. Last stated 2 years ago
11 Mar 2025
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Simon Willison — holds since 2025-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Design should be the tip of the spear for desirability, and taste, editing and deciding what matters are skills that have long had their home in design practice. — tap to centre the map on it Design should be the tip of the spear for desirability, and taste, editing and deciding what matters are skills that have long had their home in design practice. Last stated 5 months ago
12 May 2026
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Katarina Batina — holds since 2026-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers will do well out of AI rather than badly, because taste is the hardest part of their job to imagine being automated away. — tap to centre the map on it Designers will do well out of AI rather than badly, because taste is the hardest part of their job to imagine being automated away. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Founders, designers and developers need to develop their taste the way a sushi chef develops a palate, and appreciating culture is how. — tap to centre the map on it Founders, designers and developers need to develop their taste the way a sushi chef develops a palate, and appreciating culture is how. Last stated 14 years ago
2 Sept 2012
KS
Karri Saarinen — holds since 2012-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In some ways nothing has changed about what a great designer is: thinking deeply about the problem and who it is for, plus craft, taste and understanding of interaction patterns remain just as important. — tap to centre the map on it In some ways nothing has changed about what a great designer is: thinking deeply about the problem and who it is for, plus craft, taste and understanding of interaction patterns remain just as important. Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-04-08 — 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 fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
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Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company needs someone with a product vision to recover — tap to centre the map on it A company needs someone with a product vision to recover Last stated 4 years ago
5 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition. — tap to centre the map on it A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
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There is no shortcut to having taste or developing a high-craft, high-velocity practice; AI shortcuts the creating of a lot of things, but it comes back to learning the language of visual design.
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AI is like the most patient collaborator you could have, building at hyper speeds, if you know how to direct it and bring taste and judgment on what to build and how, down to the finest UX and UI decisions.
Holds
AI tools in the hands of a designer with good taste and good judgment are remarkably powerful.
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Claude has surprisingly good design taste for SwiftUI applications.
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Claude tends to have good default taste in web page design.
Holds
Design should be the tip of the spear for desirability, and taste, editing and deciding what matters are skills that have long had their home in design practice.
Holds
Designers will do well out of AI rather than badly, because taste is the hardest part of their job to imagine being automated away.
Holds
Founders, designers and developers need to develop their taste the way a sushi chef develops a palate, and appreciating culture is how.
Holds
In some ways nothing has changed about what a great designer is: thinking deeply about the problem and who it is for, plus craft, taste and understanding of interaction patterns remain just as important.
Holds
A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources.
Holds
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Holds
A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic.
Holds
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
Holds
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Holds
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Holds
A company needs someone with a product vision to recover
Holds
A company should define what great looks like for its own role rather than borrow another company's definition.
Holds