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title: Because ”it sucks” is not a reason to redesign.
author: kazu634
date: 2009-10-07
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<blockquote title="Insight: &#8220;Because it sucks&#8221; is not a reason… by Ryan of Basecamp" cite="http://37signals.com/svn/posts/1963-because-it-sucks-is-not-a-reason-to-redesign">
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      “Because it sucks” is not a reason to redesign. “It sucks” leaves the scope wide open with no measure of success. It’s a sure way to scrap the good decisions you made along with the mistakes.
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      Instead, start the redesign with a question: “What is right about this design?” Use that perspective to identify specific problems and then target those exact problems.
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<cite><a href="http://37signals.com/svn/posts/1963-because-it-sucks-is-not-a-reason-to-redesign" onclick="__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http://37signals.com/svn/posts/1963-because-it-sucks-is-not-a-reason-to-redesign', 'Insight: &#8220;Because it sucks&#8221; is not a reason… by Ryan of Basecamp');" target="_blank">Insight: &#8220;Because it sucks&#8221; is not a reason… by Ryan of Basecamp</a></cite>
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