Perspective
tag > Design
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- The last 10 percent of performance generates one-third of the cost and two-thirds of the problems.
- The more one produces, the less one gets.
- Simple systems are not feasible because they require infinite testing.
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Interacting with generative systems in many cases should be akin to interacting with a flowing river: no interactions with the flowing water is required by default, but it's path can effortlessly be guided.
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"This is version 2.0. It still doesn't work, but now it's not working on a quantum level!"
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After a decade working on HCI / ML latent space exploration, I’ve noticed a big common misconception: Many believe longer exploration improves user outcomes. I argue the opposite—short, efficient interactions serve users better and should be our goal.
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It took me decades to learn this: designs that look great at first often end up far less effective than those that may seem ugly but meet real needs. In architecture, a flashy condo may lose value sooner than a boring yet functional co-op building built to last a century.
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The design language of Silicon Valley—the rounded corners, generic photos, grids, and the rest of the aesthetic—is the bland, boring facade of modern-day totalitarian fascism. The banality of evil, now AI-generated.
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Complexity is not the problem. Ambiguity is. Simplicity does not solve ambiguity. Clarity does.
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Dark design patterns. The majority of privacy settings on modern digital infrastructure is exactly this.
