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Design for Startups (Part 1) by Garry Tan

Startup School by Y Combinator

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Interaction Design Is About Commands, You Know?

Every interaction you have with computers, they're actually a conversation. Most big company web pages are written in a very passive voice. You want to use command language and contrast. People will do whatever you tell them to do. And so as an interaction designer is not merely the person who figures out where the buttons go, or what the lay out might be,. It's also, they're also the writers. They actually are trying to influence people directly by using direct command.

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