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THE DAILY INDEX

Technology, AI, software, security, crypto and business

PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

TLDR

OUTPUT ISN'T DESIGN

Many people mistake design as the act of producing something. However, the hard part of design is actually understanding the problem enough to know what and how something should exist at all. There is use and place for tools, but the tools aren't part of the design process. Design is the search for a good fit between a form and its context. Good design considers human needs, technical constraints, conflicting requirements, habits, edge cases, and easy-to-miss relationships that require time to identify.

INSIDE NOTION

Notion is a company built on ideology, brand, and community rather than technical edge. The company's software gives users blank pages they can customize with modular blocks into whatever they want. Notion became the canonical product-led growth company after it first took off in 2018, propelled by brand ambassadors, influencers, and fandoms across social media. This article explores how the company works and how it became one of the top 10 most-used AI products in the world, despite not being 'AI-native'.

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