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Interaction designer Alla Kholmatova wisely observed,4 “If you give [a component] a presentational name, its future will be limited, because it will be confined by its style.”
Dan Mall • Design That Scales
Skip the introductions.
Giles Colborne • Simple and Usable Web, Mobile, and Interaction Design
Frameworks over Processes
Dan Mall • Design That Scales
So much of how we build websites and software comes down to how we think. The churn of tools, methods, and abstractions also signify the replacement of ideology. A person must usually think in a way similar to the people who created the tools to successfully use them. It’s not as simple as putting down a screwdriver and picking up a wrench. A perso... See more
Frank Chimero • Everything Easy is Hard Again
Minimize Dependencies
Marty Cagan • INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love (Silicon Valley Product Group)
The trick with open interfaces is to minimize the number of “handy” gadgets for the middle ground.