designing for feelings
To us, the first question isn't about algorithms, or feeds, or content moderation or even advertising. It's very simply about what you want a place to feel like.
It's more emotional than technical.
Liked Tweetstwitter.comChat, they noted, can be cozy, intimate, casual, revelatory, expansive; it also has an emotional undercurrent. “Chat’s immediacy emphasizes response, reminding us that we do not simply create and express ourselves in writing, but create and express our relationships,” the editors argued
Anna Wiener • The Age of Chat
desire is a compass
New York Times • I Don’t Need to Be a ‘Good Person.’ Neither Do You.
Part of the problem with the Lean Startup mindset is that it sees life and work as an optimization problem. The point is to help people live a good life, not just an efficient life. The goal is human flourishing, not convenience. The goal is a good future, not just a technically advanced future.
sari azout • Things I'm Thinking About
“The choices made by designers have a significant effect on the world. Yet so much of the discourse on design focuses on aesthetics rather than ethics. […] How do you make room for humanity, with all its wondrous variations, in a society increasingly driven by metrics, algorithms, and profit? How can ecologically responsible designers consider a
... See moreCreative Destruction • Rabbit Holes 🕳️ #40
This quote is a gentle reminder that life’s chaos doesn’t always need to be tamed—it can be embraced. 🌿✨
When the world feels absurd or overwhelming, our best response isn’t to shrink away but to meet it with unapologetic joy. Laugh too loudly, cherish chipped mugs, dance in messy kitchens, and dream as if everything is... See more
instagram.comhow design has become mass user-centered, driven by rules of optimization, efficiency and engineering.
Thomas Klaffke • Visualizing Minimalist Design
Neuroaesthetics Design cultural study
Neuroaesthetics explores the impact of aesthetics on our brains and bodies, offering insights into design for feeling, community, transformation, longevity, and belonging in architecture and design.
LinkAs Ari Melenciano, a recent guest speaker at RADAR’s Into: Our Centaur Future, has written: “We’re currently unaware of many aspects of our own psyches yet are automating its design through technologies. The better we know ourselves, the better we’re able to design systems, technologies, lenses that intentionally empower our lights vs. blindly... See more