Taste Engineering: Make the Output Worth Keeping

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Translate Taste for AI

3 notes move from the word to a real choice at work — understand it first, then decide whether to use it.

READING THREADOPEN
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HOW TO READStart where you are stuck, then follow the evidence and trade-offs

Each note stands alone, or becomes the next step in this thread.

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THE QUESTION THIS PAGE ANSWERS

ANSWER FIRST

What is Translate Taste for AI, and which AI decisions does it change?

Information density, visual noise, breathing room, contrast hierarchy… tap a taste word for its definition and do/don't cases. Name it, and you can direct the AI This page keeps the related concepts, common mistakes, and practical notes in one reading thread.

DECISION RULE

First decide whether you are blocked by a definition, a choice, or verification; then choose the closest of the 3 notes below.

TRY NEXT

Start with “A Hundred Concrete Ways to Say "Looks Good",” then restate the conclusion using your own task.

WATCH FOR

Do not treat every method in a topic as interchangeable. The answer changes with the input, risk, and acceptance bar.

THIS QUESTION THREAD

Put the word back inside the choice it changes.

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Interactive

A Hundred Concrete Ways to Say "Looks Good"

Information density, visual noise, breathing room, contrast hierarchy… tap a taste word for its definition and do/don't cases. Name it, and you can direct the AI

Taste Engineering: Make the Output Worth Keeping 13 min →
Hands-on

Generating UI: From Adjectives to a Spec

“Make a nice page” vs “reference Linear's information density, one primary color only” — a whole tier apart. Compare three prompt levels and watch the gap

Taste Engineering: Make the Output Worth Keeping 8 min →
Hands-on

Generating Images: The Language of Composition, Light and Shadow, Color

The aesthetic trio for image prompts: composition, light and shadow, color. Build intuition on three compare sets, then pick the right one from four candidates

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