Long live design principles!
I hate design principles. Sure, they can be memorable like an equation (“Less is more”¹) or incisive as an oracle’s words (“Form follows function”²), but sometimes they just sound like tautologies (“Good design is innovative”³) that won’t help gauge design decisions. The more obscure, the more they are misused as an alibi to hide behind, like big flags of a conquered territory we didn’t fight for.
To make things worse, they are often confused with rules and laws (like in this book), a lack of distinction that makes our job orphan of rigorous science. …
Yes, it’s a pen.
Designers and writers have something in common, and it’s not merely the creative nature of their work. What’s similar is the meticulous job they both embrace in defining relations and proportions between the atomic units of their systems, also known as languages.
A writer’s vocabulary is made up of words; a designer’s vocabulary is made up of visual symbols. …
Whether you are a gen-Z, millennial or a recently separated 40-something, chances are you have heard of or used Tinder enough to understand how brutal dating can be.
How many times have you heard comments like “I wish dating would be more natural, more real.” The problem of dating apps, however, is not that they are digital, rather it is that they do not respect the interactions that occur during a casual encounter.
If anything, what apps do really well — because they are digital, — provide quick access to large audiences and wider demographics. Without this digital functionality, we would never have a direct link to so many viable individuals. This unbeatable advantage over real life is statistically proven to increase the chances of matching with somebody you like. …
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