Kyle Hufford ‏@kyleverywhere Jun 19

@pmarca @hunterwalk function > design works in tech, maybe not fashion

Hunter Walk ‏@hunterwalk Jun 19

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

Marc Andreessen ‏@pmarca Jun 19

@hunterwalk How does one square the importance of design for success with the success of Craigslist?

Ben Leib ‏@bgleib Jun 19

@pmarca @hunterwalk or reddit

Aaron Suplizio ‏@4strngz Jun 19

Clearly scale ^= good design @pmarca @hunterwalk. Good aesthetics exist in low scale luxury goods. But good UX design cant exist w/o scale

Edwin Khodabakchian ‏@edwk Jun 19

@pmarca @hunterwalk @bjfogg would say that behavior = motivation x ability x trigger. Ability ~ design. You can have poor design win if …

Mike Amundsen ‏@mamund Jun 19

@pmarca "design" is not an absolute and craglists' design was right for the target time/audience (1990s newspapers) @hunterwalk

Aaron Suplizio ‏@4strngz Jun 19

I'll amend that to say 'great UX design can't be justified without scale' @pmarca @hunterwalk. So tough to tweet thoughts w/o a storm...

Edwin Khodabakchian ‏@edwk Jun 19

@pmarca @hunterwalk motivation is really high or there are a lot of natural triggers.

Hunter Walk ‏@hunterwalk Jun 19

@4strngz @pmarca i think i agree w "But good UX design cant exist w/o scale" (or at least i tend to admire those who design for scale)

Othman Laraki ‏@othman Jun 19

@hunterwalk @pmarca Good design is diff than aesthetics. IMO CL was well designed for its time and purpose. Eg email loop for auth...

Mark Jeffrey ‏@markjeffrey Jun 19

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

Raza Jaffri ‏@jaffri Jun 19

@MarcoDeMeireles yes I think that's the case. Today the same design for the same sector won't make a cut. @pmarca @hunterwalk

Niv Dror ‏@Nivo0o0 Jun 19

@pmarca @hunterwalk DMV. IDs/Passports. TV Guide. Windows. Any medical record ever printed. Airline 1-800 numbers. GDP as Econ indicator.

Marc Andreessen ‏@pmarca Jun 19

@othman @hunterwalk Do we therefore know good design by its resulting market success? Success means the design was good?

Joshua Nguyen ‏@joshuanguyen Jun 19

@pmarca @hunterwalk design matters as differentiator when there's competition. Craigslist was in its own class for a long time.

Varun Khona ‏@varunkhona Jun 19

@pmarca @hunterwalk The issue is with how we define good design with a good UI. In reality, UX > UI.