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Tell the difference between design decisions that age well and decisions that follow the crowd. Use when evaluating whether a design choice is principled or fashionable, or when a client asks to 'make it look modern.'

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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.

Evaluation Rules

  • MUST identify whether a design decision is trend-driven or principle-driven
  • MUST challenge "modern" as a design goal. Ask: modern for whom? Modern compared to what?
  • SHOULD suggest principle-based alternatives when trend-following is identified
  • NEVER dismiss trends entirely. They carry information about user expectations. Use them as inputs, not instructions.

Questions to Ask

  • Does this trend solve a real problem for this specific context?
  • What would I choose if nobody would ever see my portfolio post?
  • Am I choosing this because it's right or because it's safe?

Anti-Patterns

  • Calling everything trendy to seem sophisticated (some trends reflect genuine improvements)
  • Rejecting contemporary approaches just to be contrarian
  • Equating timelessness with conservatism (bold choices can age well too)

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