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Learning Product Design
All this is to say is that for design, as for other fields, the road to greatness is often paved with obsession—an immoderate, unjustifiable surplus of care. Doing things that no-one asked for with a love that no-one could reasonably expect.
Ben Strak • Nobody asked for this
Good design takes time and effort, but the time used to understand and clarify a design is not wasted. While design takes time to get it right, it will lead to a more efficient product and ultimately save time for the users of the product or service. Even though a small group of designers may spend a few months carefully thinking about the product,
... See moreiA • Design Takes Time
Designing products that address fundamental user problems is what UX and product design have always meant to me. We ought to think of usable and useful products as providing the most of what user experience entails; foremost of all, meeting user needs. Because of this, it is important to understand product thinking.
Chelsi N. • Enterprise Design Thinking- a new perspective
Michael Bierut, a respected visual designer, said this about luck during an interview[3] with Adaptive Path founder Peter Merholz: “It’s a dirty secret that much of what we admire in the design world is a byproduct not of ‘strategy’ but of common sense, taste, and luck. Some clients are too unnerved by ambiguity to accept this and create gargantuan
... See moreIndi Young • Mental Models
Design is about empathy, accessibility, communication of ideas, and improving lives, regardless of context. Design trends come and go, so don't get caught up in the hype and remember that the way a product or service is used today may be entirely different in five or ten years.
Chris Kernaghan • Trends Will Come and Go, but Good Design Is Forever
great products require an intense collaboration with design and engineering to solve real problems for your users and customers, in ways that meet the needs of your business. In each of these examples, the users had no idea the solution they fell in love with was possible.