Curiofinds

For curious designers and product people

Small finds that make you think.

Curiofinds collects short, sourced ideas from design, research and product. Read one in a minute, check where it came from, then follow the thread to the next.

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Psychology · Hick's Law

More choices can make it harder for people to decide

Design concept
Research

AI respondents reached the same conclusion as 604 people, with far less variety

Nielsen Norman Group
Interaction · Progressive disclosure

Show what matters now and reveal the rest when it's needed

Design concept
Accessibility · Color contrast

Text has to stand out from its background to be read

Design concept
Product thinking

Claude power users often couldn't find their own context files

Nielsen Norman Group

How a find works

Every card says one thing and shows where it came from.

No feeds full of hot takes. Each find is one idea, said plainly, with an example you can picture and a link to the source.

Nielsen Norman GroupResearch

AI respondents reached the same conclusion as 604 people, with far less variety

e.g.A team asks simulated users which onboarding step feels confusing. Both groups point to the same step, but real people explain it in many more ways.

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  • A title that says the idea

    You learn something from the title alone. Read more only if you want to.

  • An example you can picture

    Each idea comes with a real situation, so it's easy to remember and use.

  • The source, one tap away

    Findings link to the study or article they came from, so you can check it yourself.

  • A thread to follow

    Open a find and you'll see related ideas, so one question leads to the next.

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Who it's for

Built for people who make things for people.

Designer

Patterns you can use tomorrow

Interaction, accessibility, design systems and research methods, with examples from real products.

Product manager

Evidence for the next decision

Metrics, research and product thinking, each tied to a source you can share with your team.

Just curious

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Trust

Every finding links to its proof.

Findings come from published research and respected practitioners. If a card makes a claim, the source is right there. Sources we draw from include:

Nielsen Norman GroupLaws of UXW3C accessibility guidelinesDon NormanDesign CouncilTeresa Torres+ many more sources to come
“…the synthetic responses varied much less than the human ones.”

From the source behind one of our findingsNielsen Norman Group · Synthetic Users vs. Human Respondents

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