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17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 1 Mar 1999 to 24 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about happiness.

Everything filed under design design In tensionSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: You know a design is great when it disappears: a superb typeface, good signage or a well-designed door handle is never noticed, only the absence of frustration. You know a design is great when itdisappears: a superb typeface, goodsignage or a well-designed door handle isnever noticed, only the absence offrustration. Last stated 8 years ago 11 Apr 2019 SW Sebastiaan de With — holds since 2019-04-11 — tap for who they are In tension: Everyone's software is good enough these days, so to stand out a product has to feel great, and animation is one way to get there. — tap to centre the map on it Everyone's software is good enoughthese days, so to stand out aproduct has to feel great, andanimation is one way to get there. Last stated a year ago by 29 Apr 2025 EK Emil Kowalski — holds since 2025-04-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good life is forged from the very things that make it hard, since joy and pain in relationships come together. — tap to centre the map on it A good life is forged from the verythings that make it hard, since joyand pain in relationships cometogether. Last stated 4 years ago 13 Jan 2023 RW Robert Waldinger — holds since 2023-01-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good life rests on things that demand skill and effort from you, not on goods that arrive requiring none. — tap to centre the map on it A good life rests on things thatdemand skill and effort from you,not on goods that arrive requiringnone. Last stated 2 years ago 16 May 2024 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2024-05-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good will seems to be the indispensable condition of even deserving happiness — tap to centre the map on it A good will seems to be theindispensable condition of evendeserving happiness IK Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — tap for who they are Same subject: A happy life is joy in the truth, which is joy in God — tap to centre the map on it A happy life is joy in the truth,which is joy in God AH Augustine of Hippo — holds since c. 396–400 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: A happy life must be judged over a complete life, not a single day or a short time — tap to centre the map on it A happy life must be judged over acomplete life, not a single day or ashort time AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: A happy life must be largely a quiet life, because true joy can live only in quiet — tap to centre the map on it A happy life must be largely a quietlife, because true joy can live onlyin quiet BR Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1930 — tap for who they are Same subject: A person can be happy despite a misfortune by staying free from pain, neither crushed by the present nor fearing the future — tap to centre the map on it A person can be happy despite amisfortune by staying free frompain, neither crushed by the presentnor fearing the future MA Marcus Aurelius — holds since c. 171–175 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: A person's main concern is to see a meaning in life, not to gain pleasure or avoid pain — tap to centre the map on it A person's main concern is to see ameaning in life, not to gainpleasure or avoid pain VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1962–1992 — 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 4 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 a month 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 a month ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A design has to be kept simple for reliability and intellectual control, but nobody yet knows how to reach simplicity systematically. — tap to centre the map on it A design has to be kept simple forreliability and intellectualcontrol, but nobody yet knows how toreach simplicity systematically. Last stated 28 years ago 1 Mar 1999 ED Edsger W. Dijkstra — holds since 1999-03-01 — 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 3 months ago 29 Jul 2026 CD Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — 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 a month 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
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At the centre You know a design is great when it disappears: a superb typeface, good signage or a well-designed door handle is never noticed, only the absence of frustration. Last stated 11 Apr 2019 · 8 years ago Holds Sebastiaan de With Read this korrent →