Welcome to The Layout #92, the Substack about design that makes life a little easier with fun insights and key resources to help you level up. It’s been a while, but normal business has resumed. This week's poster has a flowery edge.
Know thy heuristics
Using a tool such as a laptop or a coffee machine makes you wonder what the initial thought processes were when these devices were invented. A tool or something that we use has a basic heuristic that is a foundation for its existence. This heuristic guides the tool's production and also forms the basis for future innovations. So what if when we start to learn new things or concepts, such as programming, drawing, etc. We need to understand the basic heuristics that were used to formulate such tools or concepts so that we can learn faster and adapt quickly to such tools. Such perspectives can also lead us to innovate new ideas or concepts that were never thought of before. Just a little observation. It could be worse.
More Problems, Less Thinking?
I read something very interesting from a newsletter regarding a high-net-worth individual, and the response was telling. The question was (Paraphrased) "How do you think daily, when you have multiple problems and situations that require you to be on top of your game? Does anxiety just take over, and you just run crazy at the end of the day?" and the answer was "Well, you have to think of it like this. When I have 3 problems daily, I tend to overthink daily and not do anything about those problems while being miserable. Once you have a lot of problems to solve, and you can't solve every one of them. It's like a brain glitch; it calms down, and you get that focus and clarity to actually do the things you want to do. It's weird to say, but I actually worry less, which you could say is counterintuitive.". In other words, keep looking for more worthy problems to be solved, and the worry and anxiety go away. Interesting thoughts
Resources
Media Cheat Sheet: This website shows the dimensions for various platforms when media needs to be created. Check it out here
Social Proof Examples: This website shows examples of Social Proof from websites which serves as inspiration for your work. Click here to check it out.
Website Of The Week.
https://trstudio.co.uk/: An architectural studio with a simple, laid-out website that showcases their projects with slow but measured animations.
Cheery Mix
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