Worth Your Attention

Hugh Dubberly on how systems thinking is key for practicing design going forward.
The information horizon, a useful concept for game designers — and perhaps designers of other information environments as well? (h/t Luke Stevens)
“Once you are given a tool that operates effortlessly — but only in a certain way — every choice that deviates from the standard represents a major cost.” Amy Hoy on how blogging broke the web.
A handy one-page guide to using RSS feeds by Matt Web. I love the independence afforded by RSS, but it’s hard for a technology that needs an elaborate explainer to be widely adopted.
A brief history of the 2x2 matrix, one of the most useful conceptual structures around. (h/t Tom Critchlow)
Sam Altman on what the best researchers and founders have in common.
An interview with Abby Covert on her career path and why she went from solo IA practitioner to an individual contributor at Etsy. (Bonus: my conversation with Abby about remote work.)
“User interface design has reached a point where looking at the past can provide inspiration and insights for our design activities.” A useful compendium of milestones of UI design. (h/t Moritz Stefaner)
A case study of generative logo design.
Ted Gioia on why Gregory Bateson matters.<p>A version of this post first appeared in my newsletter. Subscribe to receive posts like this in your inbox every other Sunday.</p>

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