Better web

So-called perfection also plays on our subconscious by eliminating the motivation to improve. The challenges of life are illuminated by the constant pursuit of improvement, as we strive to evolve ourselves and the world around us toward a better future. While we strive for perfection, the joy of its attainment is often followed by a vast emptiness

Designing Friction – a call for friction in digital culture – explores the concept of consciously reintroducing obstacles and resistance in our online interactions to foster human connections. It can be seen as a new design paradigm not focussing on seamless experiences but on human connection. What does it mean to be human?”

Embracing friction: A c

Move slow and mend things. If we take the time to care, if we’re methodical and we resist the urge to rush, we can make things better for our future selves and for others. If “move fast and break things” is Silicon Valley’s rallying cry, then the flip-side is “move slow and mend things”.

The perfect site doesn’t exist

An humane web. It’s with this mindset — of care, and nurturing — that we can begin to build a better web for humans and the planet. We all need to start factoring sustainability into the web products we build. That should go hand-in-hand with building a more humane web, one that views the people building it, and more importantly, the ones using it,