October 1, 2009
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Respond Effectively To Design Criticism
I ran across this blog post on Smashing Magazine and thought it was especially useful for those of us who are just beginning our design career. Actually, it is generally easy for me to accept criticism from those that I really trust with design (although it may be a little painful at first). It is entirely different hearing criticism from people that, in my humble opinion, don’t have a good aesthetic. I mean seriously, if you’re going to wear Crocs and Wranglers, I’m not sure you’re qualified to share your opinion.
The point is, though, criticism offers and excellent opportunity for growth. I’m not suggesting that we should all take every suggestion that comes along, but in the end our design should speak to the people we’re trying to reach. If the people behind the Torch Run want patriotic, well lets find a way to effectively communicate that for them. Our solution should both honor the client’s request and offer a successful design solution. And hopefully at some point we’ll be able to hand select the clients who understand the importance of great design rather than taking work simply to pay the bills.
I think the key to staying open minded is having people around you who you implicitly trust as well as just staying well connected with the design community. I’m learning that people are more than willing to help!
Read the entire Smashing Magazine post here.
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October 1, 2009
This is another good resource for the same subject: http://www.andyrutledge.com/where-the-buck-stops.php
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