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Andreessen Horowitz (AZ) • Why We Crave Software With Style Over "Branding"
It involves identifying functional clusters of similarity in systems, and then transforming the clusters into interdependent self-contained systems (modules). For example, the modular design of computer memory chips provides computer owners the option of increasing the memory in their computer without any requirement to do so. If the design of the
... See moreKritina Holden • Universal Principles of Design, Revised and Updated: 125 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design
On the Shoulders of Giants
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Computers and Creativity · Molly Mielke
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Computer scientist and technology blogger John Gruber on quality:
"The quality of any creative endeavor tends to approach the level of taste of whoever is in charge."
In other words, instead of saving a dollar on the construction of each widget, you save a million dollars by making the precisely needed quantity of the most desirable product.Once a software program has been successfully written, it can be reproduced an unlimited number of times for virtually nothing. There is little benefit in reducing the cost o
... See moreAlan Cooper • About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design
" Each choice made informed all of the other choices down the road as the design developed. Paula walked me through each step of the process and shared strengths and weaknesses with each choice."
Pentagram • Working With Rick Rubin on ‘The Creative Act: A Way of Being’
it is the almost mystical process of balancing different elements of a design in an aesthetic way that separates the proverbial men from the boys.