I don’t think I can design systems. Ever. I can build you a thing based on the similarities of what I built before. Or I can do a big number of experiments and re-build things over and over to get myself back to step #1. But I cannot just sit with pen & paper and think in abstract terms about a new problem.
That is for me just a waste of time.
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Similar goes for visual / UX design: The thing might look like something nice, but until I see the code interactions inside and with its surroundings. Until I can play with it. Until I see it within a context of where it’s being used. Until there is a real user giving real feedback…
Until then all the figmas, flows, interviews are just 🤷🏻♂️