Writing
Notes on making hard things simple.
How complicated products get simplified, how design teams get built, and what design should be judged on. Short, and specific.
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Remove before you design
Most products aren't confusing because of how they look. They're confusing because they ask for too much. Taking things out is the first design job, not the last.
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Two users who want opposite things
A beginner and an expert, one product. The instinct is to build two. That instinct is usually an operating decision disguised as a design one.