[Weekly Retro] Instructionless

#28 - Dec.2023

Happy Friday!

Here is a quick idea before you head off for the weekend:

Leverage the power of affordances to turn digital experiences more intuitive.

Affordances exploit our common relations and interactions with objects showing users the actions they can take. Basically, it aligns expectations with your product's behavior.

It is about balancing the promises you make and how your product meets such promises. This is what allows applications to go instructionless.

Then, it becomes natural...and creates trust bonds with customers.

Interesting links I found during this week:

• Gemini - Google's most advanced AI model
• Don’t let grim headlines obscure the progress on climate change
• Product Management: Calendar Reviews

Quote of the week:

"Good design makes a product understandable - It clarifies the product’s structure. Better still, it can make the product talk. At best, it is self-explanatory." - Dieter Rams on timeless principles of good design