399: Strong Opinions, Weakly Held

<p>This week, we talk about how the framework <i>Strong Opinions, Weakly Held</i> can be used to effectively critique visual design. In The Sidebar, we recap Google I/O 2021, discussing our favorite announcements, Material You, and the wild future of computers.</p><hr /><h3><strong>Latest VIP Patrons:</strong></h3><ul><li>Javier Alaves</li><li>Ash Oliver</li><li>“Easily pronounceable”</li><li>Michael Wilkins</li><li>Mark Lee</li><li>Zlatan Hajrudinovic</li><li>Derek</li><li>Betty Lau</li><li>Ke Sun</li><li>Alex Miller</li></ul><hr /><h3><strong>The Sidebar:</strong></h3><p>The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at <a href="https://patreon.com/designdetails">patreon.com/designdetails</a>.</p><hr /><h3><strong>Follow up:</strong></h3><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/samchangsucks/status/1395076057263263745">Sam Chang tweeted</a>: <i>Curious how y’all feel about design folks who are curious and interested in non-design side projects. Would that also stand out to you?</i><ul><li>It depends! But it’s also your life, your website – certain things will just be more relevant than others in a job context.</li></ul></li><li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2021/05/19/apple-watch-assistivetouch/">Apple previews AssistiveTouch</a>, an awesome new set of accessibility tools for the Apple Watch.</li></ul><h3><strong>Main Topic:</strong></h3><p>This week, <a href="https://github.com/designdetails/designdetails/issues/575">Yu Zhao asks on GitHub</a>: <i>How to develop "strong opinion weakly held" for visual design critique?</i></p><ul><li>Here’s a good starting point on the this: <a href="https://medium.com/@ameet/strong-opinions-weakly-held-a-framework-for-thinking-6530d417e364">Strong Opinions, Weakly Held — a framework for thinking</a></li><li><a href="https://blog.discord.com/how-were-making-discord-more-welcoming-for-everyone-ee152f198c60">Discord recently evolved their brand colors</a></li></u