https://www.are.na/editorial/what-is-a-website-good-for

: He talks about the distinction between writing on a computer and writing by pen in his notebook, how his prose in a Google doc makes itself tidy, “correct,” “maybe, dull” while his prose in a notebook more accurately represents the winding, perhaps tortuous and mistakeful process of thinking.

: Making a website was fun for me but not bereft of frustration.

: The material of it (HTML) was far distanced from the idea I was trying to represent.

: With the time and effort it took to build, I really wanted a website to do something: change a mind, raise some money.

: Websites, although bound to a screen, are boundless in terms of pixels.

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https://event.preventdefault.net/

: UX needs to be an experience not only a simple way to perceive information

: the efficiency delusion: ‘we believe that if technology can make some aspect of our lives more efficient, we’ll get back free time to do the things we actually find meaningful’

: friction makes memory and meaning. friction makes the user process an experience rather than just to consume it

: good digital designs do not addict. they invite us to participate, to act and react. to design a digital artifact is to choreograph the experience that the user will have

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https://recordsofthought.com/the-object-im-holding

: I remember our friend Ed used to crack his phone screen as a reminder. That this object is not prestine

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https://worrydream.com/ABriefRantOnTheFutureOfInteractionDesign/

: a group of inspired people is the most powerful force in the world
: a tool addresses human needs by amplifying human capabilities



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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF8mY-M3_VY

: fancy is not the right answer for a lot of things
: aesthetic–usability effect

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