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Dec 5, 2022 · Product Management

When Data‑Driven Design Misleads: Insights from Google’s 41‑Shade Blue Test

This article examines how data‑driven design experiments—like Google’s 41‑shade blue link test and other color A/B studies—reveal both the power and pitfalls of relying solely on metrics, urging designers to balance data with intuition, broader context, and thoughtful KPI selection.