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Jilber Najem and
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- Another major source of needless words is instructions. The main thing you need to know about instructions is that no one is going to read them —at least not until after repeated attempts at “muddling through” have failed.
Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug – The Rabbit Hole
Audibaubles - Sonic seasonal decorations
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Liebermann Kiepe Reddemann
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The fork on your plate isn’t inevitable—it’s propaganda. Its design has been polished by centuries of iteration, yes, but also by centuries of forgetting. We stopped asking why a fork looks the way it does because it became too familiar to question. It’s not a tool anymore; it’s a dogma.
But supernormal isn’t about inevitability. It’s about normalization. When something becomes so ubiquitous, so embedded in daily life, it disappears from view. That’s not just true for objects—it’s true for the systems we live by. Markets, money, time.
Vernacular design is a reminder that beauty and functionality in design are not the sole purview of trained experts. It underscores the potential of non-professionals to create things with both practicality and aesthetics. By valuing the wisdom inherent in these traditional designs, we not only celebrate the creativity of non-experts but also... See more
Coleman McCormick • Designing from Experience, Not Expertise
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
Christopher Alexander • 4 highlights
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