Observations on the Human Experience
UI, UX and IxD insights for a rainy day.
Observations on the Human Experience
Do not exploit introverts - doesn't work long term. Learn to be an introvert yourself
My Tenets
Lately, when I’m stuck on a piece, I will print everything I’ve written and re-read it with a pair of scissors in hand. As I go, I will cut out the pieces that feel like they’re working: a phrase here, a sentence there, entire paragraphs if I’m lucky. Then I’ll lay out all the cut-out pieces on my desk and move them around, trying to find the right... See more
Mason Currey • Seek funny leaps
These are the run clubs and swim clubs with very robustly branded websites for some reason, websites that greet you with full-width videos of delighted people being very sweaty together. New ventures for “group conversation” or exclusive social spaces or curated clubs with sign-up flows and membership levels that evoke the rigor of a bank account... See more
Elise Granata • What We Lose When Optimizing Community
people think they want choices. but they prefer good defaults.
cities need more cozy enchanting late night cafes to work & read from til 1am
Unlike other animals, we humans retain what is known as neoteny— mental and physical traits of immaturity— well into our adult years.
Greene, Robert. Mastery - Robert Greene (Kindle Locations 1686-1687). Kindle Edition.
Klack
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sensory needs are important. this is an example of a product fulfilling this demand.
"When I was a philosophy student, I used a photocopier to enlarge pages of books onto A3 paper. It helped me understand difficult texts by slowing me down, and it left room for my notes. My classmates thought it was ridiculous, but it helped."
There's so much this world, it's people and it's rules tell you to do, tell you to be.
It's hard to escape... See more
There's so much this world, it's people and it's rules tell you to do, tell you to be.
It's hard to escape... See more
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Larger text forces you to slow down. It makes you take your time. It asks for you to read with intention or not at all.