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Aen Tan

Personal blog · aentan.com/designdesigncareer

Aen Tan writes Aenism, a personal blog at aentan.com about design and career. Since 2011, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 14 times, most often “A study of the Zen aesthetic”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-09-15, and you can follow it by feed.

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14mentions?
5HN people?
2011–2012first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 9 in 2011

Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

Linked for a post proposing new visual proportions for the iOS user interface, with a 4-grid alternative mockup. The only comment is a design opinion about that alternative, not about the writing.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

Aen Tan — design, ideas and work.

Most-linked posts?

  1. A study of the Zen aesthetic
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-11-14
  2. Pinterest Rip Off?
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-03-10
  3. New Visual Proportions for the iOS User Interface
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-08-19

What Hacker News says?

  1. VladRussian · 2011-08-19
    i'd rarely say this, yet this is the case where i see the genius of Jobs (rumored to be himself choosing/approving designs) - this proposed alternative, 4-grid one http://aentan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/alternateUI.png just looks completely "lifeless", boring. Slight asymmetry, non-proportionality, oddity, etc... are the attributes of life.

    Comment linking /wp-content/uploads/2011/08/alternateUI.png

    on “New Visual Proportions for the iOS User Interface”
  2. aen · 2012-03-28

    Submitted Overthinking as a story · 151 points

    HN discussion
  3. aen · 2012-03-10
    Andreas. I posted a response to your post on my blog. http://aentan.com/design/pinterest-rip-off/ I was in fact one of the early adopters of the fluid grid layout after being deeply inspired by Grid-a-licious. I got really upset when I saw you being accused by Mashable.

    Comment linking /design/pinterest-rip-off/

    on “Reform Revolution, a Pinterest clone?”
  4. aen · 2011-08-19

    Submitted New Visual Proportions for the iOS User Interface as a story · 117 points

    HN discussion
  5. aen · 2011-07-19

    Submitted Hello browsers, this is how clearing history should be done as a story · 32 points

    HN discussion
  6. aen · 2012-02-03

    Submitted A study of the Zen aesthetic as a story · 8 points

    HN discussion
  7. kreutz · 2012-05-14

    Submitted New Visual Proportions for the iOS User Interface as a story · 4 points

    HN discussion
  8. thinker · 2011-11-14

    Submitted Wabi, Sabi and Japanese Aesthetics as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  9. aen · 2011-07-19

    Submitted Creativity is good taste as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  10. aen · 2011-07-29

    Submitted Design is adjustment. Reduction is adjustment. So is addition. as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  11. voidnothings · 2012-03-11

    Submitted Pinterest Rip Off? as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  12. aen · 2011-12-24

    Submitted How I became a T-shaped Designer as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  13. aen · 2011-10-23

    Submitted The Last 20 Percent as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  14. aen · 2011-06-02

    Submitted White iPhone Simulator as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

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