Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
Thus the cycle of aesthetic optimization and homogenization continued.
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
human tastemakers,
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
Most of this book has been about building clarity into Web sites: making sure that users can understand what it is they’re looking at—and how to use it—without undue effort. Is it clear to people? Do they “get it”? But there’s another important component to usability: doing the right thing—being considerate of the user. Besides “Is my site clear?”
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Online: Marginal Revolution, Kottke.org, and Cool Tools (by Kevin Kelly, here).
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human-scale
Robin Sloan • Sourdough: A Novel
we learn “flavor objects”—the “perceptual gestalt” of touch, taste, and smell in everything we eat.
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Often, when people cross a threshold
Simon Steinhardt • Hidden in Plain Sight: How to Create Extraordinary Products for Tomorrow's Customers
Second, by focusing on ease of use, the approach obscures the friction in an experience. Often that friction doesn’t disappear, but instead gets