How the work really gets done
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How the work really gets done
All of sudden, we weren’t just designing something visual, but we needed to understand human behaviour, to see ourselves in other people’s contexts ( don’t get me started on our empathy phase!!! ), to learn how the decisions we made could affect a company’s bottom line, etc.
But along the way, we lost something. The actual work we were producing.... See more
But along the way, we lost something. The actual work we were producing.... See more
Jenny Wen • Jenny Wen — Don't trust the (design) process
The way I’ve seen great work made isn’t using any sort of design process. It’s skipping steps when we deem them unnecessary. It’s doing them out of order just for the heck of it. It’s backtracking when we’re unsatisfied. It’s changing things after we’ve handed off the design. It’s starting from the solution first. It’s operating on vibes and... See more
Jenny Wen • Jenny Wen — Don't trust the (design) process
the creative process is not a perfectly efficient process. It requires you to play with ideas, create new connections among ideas, disregard earlier thoughts, and synthesize disparate themes. It can be slow and frustrating and can feel like a waste of time. If this resonates with your experience, you are in good company.