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Will Meurer
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Protect Primary Uses
When I try to add secondary functionality to a widget and it doesn’t feel right, I begin thinking through how to change primary…
functionality to accommodate the new stuff. Often that leads to a poorer experience for the primary uses of that widget. Avoid this first by resisting to add non-primary functionality. If you’ve resisted all you can, before diving into the design for the secondary functionality, make sure to document the primary use cases. For each design iteration go back through the primary use cases, and make sure the experience is still great.
Will Meurer
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Protect Primary Uses
When I try to add secondary functionality to a widget and it doesn’t feel right, I begin thinking through how to change primary…
Will Meurer
1 min read
3 Questions for Paring Down a Product
There’s always tension on a project between getting the minimal required product out fast and getting it out perfect.
Will Meurer
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Finish Stuff
There are a lot of projects and features you could be working on right now, but there’s more to prioritization than asking “what’s most…
Will Meurer
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