Mark Jeffrey on Twitter: "@pmarca @hunterwalk Design is bunk. Utility is all. Evidence: Google. Craigslist. Ebay. Twitter. Hulks of their competition behind them."

Hunter Walk ‏@hunterwalk Jun 19

Can a product few use ever be considered "well designed?" Are acceptance & scale prerequisites for great design or challenges to design?
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Marc Andreessen ‏@pmarca Jun 19

@hunterwalk What about products that tons of people use that are obviously terribly "designed"?
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Hunter Walk ‏@hunterwalk Jun 19

@pmarca certainly don't think mass use has to = good design. But good design = usability, & scale often = usability challenges
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Marc Andreessen ‏@pmarca Jun 19

@hunterwalk How does one square the importance of design for success with the success of Craigslist?
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Raza Jaffri ‏@jaffri Jun 19

@markjeffrey simplistic design is also a "design" @pmarca @hunterwalk
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Mark Jeffrey ‏@markjeffrey Jun 19

@jaffri @pmarca @hunterwalk Truth. But it's not art. If I can do it, it's not art. That white line down a canvas? No. Not art.
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Raza Jaffri ‏@jaffri Jun 19

@markjeffrey IMHO the point @pmarca initiated was design, not art. I also believe creating genuinely simple design is not easy @hunterwalk
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joanna ‏@joannapantages Jun 19

@markjeffrey @pmarca @hunterwalk If someone wanted 2 bet, i could win the utility>design debate w traffic/response proof - ground0 casestudy
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