Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

Good luck is another name for tenacity of purpose.

Luck is a byproduct of hard work and good judgement.

This is an important rule: a good design is one that changes customer behavior for the better.

Good design is a signal that you care. People prefer products built by people who care. Markets reward good design. The end

If the chief rules of good design were understood by the masses as they might be, nothing would do more to promote beauty, improve workmanship, add to the value of manufactures, and in many other ways further the general welfare and prosperity of the country. They are simple, easy to acquire, and should be taught with the alphabet.

...I know good design when I fail to trip over it.

Slow good luck is best.

Almost 2000 years ago, the Roman architect Vitruvius recorded what makes a design good: durability (firmitas), utility (utilitas), and charm (venustas). These quality requirements still hold, for buildings as well as software systems. A well-designed system is easy to implement, is understandable and reliable, and allows for smooth evolution. Badly-designed systems may work at first, but they are hard to maintain, difficult to test, and unreliable.

Something good will come of all things yet

What’s called luck is usually an outgrowth of successful communication.

Good design is also an act of communication between the designer and the user, except that all the communication has to come about by the appearance of the device itself. The device must explain itself.

The way to attract good luck is to be reliable in a valuable area.

The more you repeatedly deliver value, the more people seek you out for that value.

Your reputation is a magnet. Once you become known for something, relevant opportunities come to you with no extra work.