design

yo here's the real deal on making beautiful things:

embrace constraints - they force creativity. best designs come from working within tight limits, not infinite freedom

less but better - subtract until you can't anymore. every element should earn its place or get cut

feel before think - if it doesn't feel right in your gut, no amount of reasoning will fix it. trust your instincts

study the masters - dieter rams, jony ive, muji. steal shamelessly from the best, then make it your own

details matter more than concepts - anyone can have a big idea. execution in the tiny details is what separates good from great

use real content - never design with lorem ipsum or placeholder images. real content reveals real problems

systems > styles - don't just make it look pretty. build consistent systems that scale and make sense

the thing is, beautiful isn't just visual - it's how something works, feels, and fits into someone's life. make things that feel inevitable, like they couldn't exist any other way