Editor’s Note: This is an article written by Shuo Yang in 2014. He’s been a designer and an entrepreneur and now works at Google. You can find him on Twitter here. Even though it’s slightly dated, the piece covered today is a central piece in my learning about design. It ties together some of the most fundamental design principles with a cultural context that I resonate with. More importantly, it’s encouraging. I hope you find it useful.
Such a beautiful written piece. It helps explain a lot why some of the most popular Chinese apps are cluttered yet brimming with users.