A statement from Vitali Gusatinsky in a LinkedIn post inspired this short post. Gerry says—”Designers don’t always need another tool or framework—sometimes, we just need a space to talk.“
I left a comment there as—
“Only if the design tools can advise us as—’You should sign out now, and think for a while. Have a walk outside, and come back later to resume.’“
Years ago, I used to imagine a digital product that tells me to sign out because my job was done for the moment.
Are there any parallels for a similar use case? For example we go for a haircut or for shopping, we do not feel like staying there forever. One the job is done, they can in fact ask us politely to leave from there. I understand that the business dynamics are different and the goals are different but I am just trying to map our life interactions with the digital experiences.
Products are designed for different goals. For example If I sign in to a payment system to pay my electricity bill, it cannot assume that I do not have another bill to pay. If I sign in to my Substack and even if I do not interact with it at all for two hours or two days, it cannot assume that I might not be interested to read or write anything.
Products are not designed for what if. These are designed for why not.
In another world, I wish if we can see that the tools such as Figma or Miro or even some PM tools can sense some patterns while I am using these. A prompt to sign out, take a break, or go for walk or just sit besides a window—will not be totally unwelcome.
