Saved by Jonathan Simcoe
Limiting Your Tools Makes You a Better Designer
Constraints give your life shape. Remove them and most people have no idea what to do: look at what happens to those who win lotteries or inherit money.
Paul Graham • How to Do What You Love
As anyone who’s worked in the creative industries knows, good ideas arise from a tight brief, not total creative freedom. And unfortunately the traditional definition of strategy is the loosest brief you’re ever likely to come across.
Alex M H Smith • No Bullsh*t Strategy
Constraints are intentional limitations or default states designed into a product that create recurring definitions in the way people use an app. They often seem counterintuitive, play psychological tricks on users, or seem reductive in capabilities.Examples: 180 character limit, 10 second exploding photos, etc.
Soren Wrenn • STORYTELLING-FIRST DESIGN
The thing when designing - especially B2B tools in particular - is that there are so many guardrails and constraints to consider. This is where true creativity shines! Rather than thinking of designing within constraints as a boundary, I think we should embrace it.
