[dmazin]

I first read this essay more than a decade ago and it’s still the most influential and inspiring thing I’ve read for computers.

The premise is shockingly simple, and I still apply it: when designing an interface, think about how you’d do it if this was a book, not an interactive interface. That is, take visual design seriously. Only after that add interaction (or maybe don’t).

[handfuloflight]

> think about how you’d do it if this was a book, not an interactive interface.

To add, think about what is being read and why in the context of what is being done.