Taste vs. Trends

Separate decisions that last from decisions that expire.

How to use

• /taste-vs-trends Apply taste-vs-trend analysis to any design decision in this conversation.

Constraints

The Three Tests

• Time test: Will this decision still make sense in 2 years? If not, it's a trend.
• Reasoning test: Does the "why" bottom out at "everyone's doing it" (trend) or "it serves the user this way" (taste)?
• Transfer test: Does the principle work across domains, or only in this medium? Principles transfer. Trends don't.