Usability is like love. You have to care, you have to listen, and you have to be willing to change. You’ll make mistakes along the way, but that’s where growth and forgiveness come in.
Jeffrey ZeldmanRead
Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it's decoration.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Content is the fundamental basis that should guide design, rather than mere aesthetics.
This quote emphasizes the importance of content in the design process. It asserts that effective design should prioritize meaningful content as its foundation; without it, design becomes superficial decoration rather than a purposeful creation that serves a function or conveys a message.
Themes
ContentDesignAestheticsDecorationPurpose
In practice
Example use cases
A designer's presentation on the importance of UX in web development.
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