Jed Lehmann

Product designer, interested in all things design and front-end.

[Jed Lehmann @UnknownGuest]

I just published 7 reasons your interface designs look worse when they’re coded, and why it’s probably your fault https://t.co/mxBYAjN7QB

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

The hallmark of expertise is no longer how much you know. It's how well you synthesize.

Information scarcity rewarded knowledge acquisition. Information abundance requires pattern recognition.

It's not enough to collect facts. The future belongs to those who connect dots.

[Shreyas Doshi @shreyas]

A surprising number of instances of bias for action are really about a bias against critical thinking.

(this observation also applies to potential replies here that might go “well, but you can’t just keep analyzing and never act”)

Often even taking an extra minute or at most an hour to critically think through the situation and simulate the likely futures can go a long way towards increasing odds of success or decreasing odds of disaster.

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"Text is precise, compact, indexable, transmissible, translatable, asynchronous & quick to absorb. Intelligent, busy people prefer text."

@naval

[Brad Frost @brad_frost]

My broken record advice is quite simple: Designers and developers, talk to each other. Work with each other.

Tooling is secondary. Automation is secondary. Process is secondary. Titles are secondary. Everything is secondary.

[Dave Kline @dklineii]

Before giving critical feedback,
ask if they met their own expectations.

Before telling them what to do,
ask how they'd proceed without you.

Before accepting a problem to solve,
ask for their recommendation.

It's often not wisdom they lack,
just the confidence to use it.

[Ricky Gervais @rickygervais]

BIG NEWS: WATCH 👇

[Patrick Morgan @itspatmorgan]

In-house designers know that "process" is never neat and linear.

When it comes to delivering quality design, flexibility, adaptability, and resilience take precedence over any rigid process.

[Nathan Baugh @nathanbaugh27]

My favorite short story is 2 sentences long:

“Picasso,” the woman said, “It only took you thirty seconds to draw this little masterpiece.” “My good woman,” Picasso said, “It took me thirty years to draw that masterpiece in thirty seconds.”

[Nathan Baugh @nathanbaugh27]

The False Idea of One Creative Routine:

JK Rowling uses outlines.
Stephen King doesn’t.

Neil Gaiman writes every day.
George RR Martin doesn’t.

Brandon Sanderson writes best at 1am.
William Faulkner at 9am.

The lesson? Do you.

[Jed Lehmann @UnknownGuest]

@hogfish Those fools...

[Railmaps @railmaps]

Comprehensive map of every high speed railway in Australia, complete with stations and service frequencies. Map also shows coastline.

[Jed Lehmann @UnknownGuest]

@hpdailyrant I dream of getting a compliment like this one day.

[Anthony Hobday @hobdaydesign]

Something to keep in mind if you want to criticise the quality of software:

The people who work at the company almost certainly know it’s a problem, and they’d improve it if given the chance.

In many cases you’re criticising the company’s priorities, not their ability.

[David Perell @david_perell]

An astonishing amount of creative success comes down to picking the right goal and consistently progressing toward it every single day. Boring, but effective.

[Jed Lehmann @UnknownGuest]

@Mappletons 👋

[keta @keta_mean_]

my overall wellbeing skyrocketed once i surrendered the notion that i had a singular all-encompassing calling to faithfully pursue & accepted that i just want to do stuff that i find fun and interesting and meaningful until i die