Yanis Markin

He is quoted as stating that "Indifference towards people and the reality in which they live is actually the one and only cardinal sin in design.

Silicon Valley “design languages” are languages exclusively for the designer to speak to the user. The user is not given an equivalently expressive language to speak back with: the Silicon valley designer believes that the user has nothing valuable to say beyond affirmations and grunts. A "design language" is a language of sermons: preachers do not... See more

In a sense, it’s the weird that is truly normal. It’s how people actually are, what they really care about, think about. So in a sense you’re getting them out of the weird. The weird is the stage presence we put on, and all the puffery and unwillingness to say what you really think, because my confirmation hearing, whatever. So once you stop seeing... See more

Love that Dune started as a random freelance gig. This is the way. Every project should be the best thing you’ve ever done.

Still haven't found the original story but here is one https://blog.codinghorror.com/new-programming-jargon/…