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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 1 Feb 2002 to 21 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about design.

Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under CSS CSS Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: When beauty is the guiding principle, a product is forced to be simpler, into something most people would understand. When beauty is the guiding principle, aproduct is forced to be simpler, intosomething most people would understand. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beauty matters to a business: it simplifies, and makes people understand, care about and remember a product. — tap to centre the map on it Beauty matters to a business: itsimplifies, and makes peopleunderstand, care about and remembera product. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good design is simple, because being forced to be simple forces a maker to face the real problem and deliver substance instead of ornament. — tap to centre the map on it Good design is simple, because beingforced to be simple forces a makerto face the real problem and deliversubstance instead of ornament. Last stated 25 years ago 1 Feb 2002 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2002-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Beauty is a valuable asset that is being lost in favor of pure functionality. — tap to centre the map on it Beauty is a valuable asset that isbeing lost in favor of purefunctionality. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Sept 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: The aesthetic quality of a product is integral to its usefulness, but only well-executed objects can be beautiful. — tap to centre the map on it The aesthetic quality of a productis integral to its usefulness, butonly well-executed objects can bebeautiful. Last stated 14 years ago by 3 Aug 2012 DR Dieter Rams — holds since 2012-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Preciousness about ideas is what holds designers back; if you are producing a thousand ideas it does not matter that most of them are bad. — tap to centre the map on it Preciousness about ideas is whatholds designers back; if you areproducing a thousand ideas it doesnot matter that most of them arebad. Last stated 5 months ago 26 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Small details add up: people who are not attuned to design still sense a product's overall polish. — tap to centre the map on it Small details add up: people who arenot attuned to design still sense aproduct's overall polish. Last stated 2 years ago 21 Feb 2025 TC Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good design makes a product understandable: at best it is self-explanatory. — tap to centre the map on it Good design makes a productunderstandable: at best it isself-explanatory. Last stated 14 years ago by 3 Aug 2012 DR Dieter Rams — holds since 2012-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Great software requires a fanatical devotion to beauty: the parts no one is supposed to see should be beautiful too, because unseen details become visible in the aggregate. — tap to centre the map on it Great software requires a fanaticaldevotion to beauty: the parts no oneis supposed to see should bebeautiful too, because unseendetails become visible in theaggregate. Last stated 23 years ago 1 May 2003 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2003-05-01 — 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 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 smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it A group of businesses only workswhen every one of them feeds theothers, and everything that does notfit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago 16 Jul 2025 JD Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — 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 Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part ofwhat it does, so a drink known to becheap fails at its job however goodit tastes. Last stated 10 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good book clears out stale assumptions and disturbs the old ideas a reader has let accumulate. — tap to centre the map on it A good book clears out staleassumptions and disturbs the oldideas a reader has let accumulate. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jun 2026 AH Ann Handley — holds since 2026-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Many well-paid software engineers fail to appreciate or understand the CSS cascade. — tap to centre the map on it Many well-paid software engineersfail to appreciate or understand theCSS cascade. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 DR Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Tailwind is a good way to build a site you're happy with, even without strong CSS skills of your own. — tap to centre the map on it Tailwind is a good way to build asite you're happy with, even withoutstrong CSS skills of your own. Last stated 5 months ago 15 May 2026 JE Julia Evans — holds since 2018-11-01 — tap for who they are JE Julia Evans — no longer holds since 2026-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A theme system's styles should be low-specificity rather than targeted directly at specific elements. — tap to centre the map on it A theme system's styles should below-specificity rather than targeteddirectly at specific elements. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Aug 2026 DR Dave Rupert — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are
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At the centre When beauty is the guiding principle, a product is forced to be simpler, into something most people would understand. Last stated 21 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago Holds Thiago Costa Read this korrent →