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Charlie Deets

What Charlie Deets thinks about simplicity

@charlie-deets · 18 positions · 0 changes of mind

Designer at The Browser Company working on Dia, previously on the Human Interface Design team at Apple and the fourth designer at WhatsApp.

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5 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Charlie Deets has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingSimple, practical decisions executed at a really high level often give a feeling of confidence in the experience.

    Their wordsif you have these simple practical decisions that are executed at a really high level, I think it gives you a feeling of confidence often with like the experience you're interacting with.

    ↗Charlie Deets - Designing the internet computeryoutube.com 2nd of 18 in this recording

  3. Our readingA designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.

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    Their wordsI I can pull things back. I can make it simpler. I can make it more understandable for the user. And yes, I care about making sure that button works exactly right or whatever. And I could have went in in there and fixed it. But if I keep staying like on this end of the equation where I'm thinking in this realm, I'm more novel over there than I am in the execution realm cuz like everyone can kind of execute right now.

    ↗Charlie Deets - Designing the internet computeryoutube.com 5th of 18 in this recording

  5. Our readingThe counterpoint to simple design is that people want fewer tools a lot of the time.

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    Their wordsI think the counterpoint to simple design is that people want less tools a lot of the time if I can do it in notion I'll do it in notion cuz I already use notion

    ↗Charlie Deets - Designing the internet computeryoutube.com 11th of 18 in this recording

  7. Our readingSometimes the obvious solution is the right solution.

    Their wordswe also have this like counter opinion which is like sometimes the obvious solution is the right solution.

    ↗Charlie Deets - Designing the internet computeryoutube.com 12th of 18 in this recording

  9. Our readingReduce the information you present to the essential points; people will ask whatever they need to fill in the gaps.

    Their wordsI try to reduce the information that I'm presenting down to just like the essential points because people are going to ask whatever question they need to know to fill in the gaps.

    ↗Charlie Deets - Designing the internet computeryoutube.com 17th of 18 in this recording