The Dark Side of Minimalist Design: Updating Dieter Rams’ Ten Principles [video]

Re:The Dark Side of Minimalist Design: Updating Dieter Rams’... by DeadMouseFive on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @12:21PM (#30857329)

My favorite trick is putting sand or scrap metal inside something to make it seem more expensive. Works every time.

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Re:The Dark Side of Minimalist Design: Updating Dieter Rams’... by eternityforest on Thursday March 31, 2022 @06:54PM (#30873155)

It's a great trick especially when it would otherwise side around on a desk. No reason to waste real valuable materials when random trash will do.

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Re:The Dark Side of Minimalist Design: Updating Dieter Rams’... by mitchdoogle on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @02:20PM (#30858843)

What's the digital equivalent of this?

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Re:The Dark Side of Minimalist Design: Updating Dieter Rams’... by gwern on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @03:35PM (#30859822)

Deliberately adding latency. Although sometimes you need to because users are so accustomed to slow software that 'fast' reads as 'broken' to them.

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