"We've forgotten how to explore" The @variantui manifesto: https://t.co/HQnHiqaHMm

Part of this, I believe, is about bringing back an opinionated approach to software design, where the tool asserts itself. For instance, Linear’s sleek, luminous feel and decisive approach to how work should be done shows how an unwavering commitment to a specific measure of pixel-perfect quality can be incredibly compelling. Similarly, a product... See more

Software is content now. AI can generate a competent interface in seconds. Components are commodified. Patterns are free. The defensible position is to care about what machines can’t: how a place feels. But making it “pretty” isn’t enough. You have to articulate texture—oil-painted, soft depth, breathing motion—and turn that into rules. The tools... See more