design

capital demands design address the hyper-specific moment of The Now; the site of consumption, of transaction. Thats all it cares for; where it eats. But we all live in the permanent ruins of what is created for that moment. designers should design them instead. that is our world.

to make the thing is to make its impact, its memory, the product of its extended use, its legacy, and its language. "Good Design", such that it might exist, is the art of building this phantom value in the future from the most minimal physical compromise in the present.

Notting Hill is one of my favorite neighborhoods in London because of its unique spatial layout Instead of large private backyards, the homes and apartments back up to large private communal gardens shared by the entire block

So much of design is digital systems design is organization design, we should be talking about the aesthetics of organizations.

A user interface is like a joke. If you have to explain it, it’s not that good.

Remember this for whenever you design something. https://t.co/pdZrYP87uR

Colour palettes pulled from the full range of Dieter Rams Braun products. By @cgpov https://t.co/BJUr0czmsn... See more

One of the many things I learned from @gentry about design is the idea of *informed simplicity*

Laws Of UX Design Overview of the most popular user experience laws to follow when creating products https://t.co/Ovqh0etzYH

So many good examples of flows/products that become way more usable by removing steps. E.g. OCRing a photo you took using some 3rd party app vs. just selecting the text inside Apple's photos. I use the latter now multiple times a week and “all it did” was reduce steps. [1/3]