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Enso Design Constraints

20*11*2024

This note is #fleeting and very much a work-in-progress!

In short: Kind software

Less is more, more or less

 Longer version:

 1. One click, and you should be ready to start writing.
      + That click should be on the app icon.
 2. Private by default (How I Use Analytics With My Indie Projects,
    Defaults Matter, Don't Assume Consent).
 3. UX stays out of the user's way, updates should make Enso feel
    smaller/dumber (MISS - Make It Stupid, Simple).
 4. Encourage personalisation (related: Reactive Hole).
      + Avoid cognitive overload, analysis paralysis, or decision
        fatigue.
 5. It should feel a bit like a toy (still looking for the right word
    here)

 Alternative take:

  * No distractions
  * Personalization > feature creep
  * Accessible
  * Polished/beautiful

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  * Enso Roadmap (2024) 20*11*2024

a giant foot-shaped snail with a house on its back. the house is
still in construction, with a big crane towering above it The image
is a stylized black-and-white illustration. In the lower left corner,
there is a small, cozy-looking house with smoke rising from its
chimney. The smoke, however, does not dissipate into the air but
instead forms a dark, looming cloud. Within the cloud, the silhouette
of a large, menacing face is visible, with its eyes and nose peeking
through the darkness. The creature, perhaps a cat, appears to be
watching over the house ominously, creating a sense of foreboding or
unease. By  and Rafal Pastuszak. Come and say hi