More people should create things to proliferate an aesthetic into our future, not just to solve problems. This is the quality that every artist and engineer I respect shares most universally. Without this, you are doomed to churning out slop.

When evaluating a company, one of my favorite questions to ask is whether it has an aesthetic. We don’t talk about aesthetics as the highest form of brand or story or a reflection of team cohesion, because investing on “vibes” or “look” or “mood” is very frowned upon. Even using it as a data point is beaten out of us._... See more

Maybe it’s my algo, but in all this talk lately about how critical it is to hire amazing designers (it is), I’m not seeing many folks mention the other half of the requirements - amazing engineers. Probably every one of those top tier designers you’re wanting to work with have experienced working with an engineer who do... See more