design
insights on good design + anything else related to design
Jilber Najem and
design
Experiential Retail Concepts and the âCathedral Effectâ | Insight
quininedesign.com
If you're small, you're in a position where it's to your advantage to be weirdâyou can have a point of view that the big tech companies never could. In the world of chairsâyou're not going to build a cheaper chair than Ikea. Why not build something they couldn'tâlike a more interesting one?
(Not Boring) Software Inc. ⢠No More Boring Apps | (Not Boring) Software
Eva Decker
eva.town
On designing a social network antithesis
The fork on your plate isnât inevitableâitâs 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. Itâs not a tool anymore; itâs a dogma.
But supernormal isnât about inevitability. Itâs about normalization. When something becomes so ubiquitous, so embedded in daily life, it disappears from view. Thatâs not just true for objectsâitâs true for the systems we live by. Markets, money, time.
Why does design need to be in the boardroom when it can occasionally run the boardroom? Why arenât there at least a few more designers running Fortune 500 companies? I donât have an answer for that, but I do know a couple things: I think of myself maybe as a designer, but Iâm not a designer the way most of you are, but I designed our business... See more
Navigating the intersection of design and business: a conversation with Airbnbâs Brian Chesky | Figma Blog
