Comments on: Is Good Design Replicable?

By: Daniel Gibbs

Daniel Gibbs — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:48:38 +0000

I try and vary the design process for each project hoping it will have a different outcome. The problem with being too strict when it comes to having a process is you notice that parts seem to be nigh on identical across the board.

Consistency is good and a great way to get yourself involved but making things a bit dynamic can help too (I’ve found myself reversing my usual order sometimes and it worked quite well)

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By: Richard Bravo

Richard Bravo — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:31:45 +0000

I struggle with this all the time… as a graphic artist/photographer/web designer I am constantly looking for the perfect balance, and great design, but at the same time a “process” to get the damn project done in a reasonable amount of time… like, on time would be good!

One of my new sites, LifeForceMentor.com, was a trip to work on. It showcases Life Force International. The difficuly with the project was the balance between “usability” and making sure that the site visitors get the “information” they need, but at the same time have a pleasant “visual” experience. I tend to lean on the visual side in my designs, but now that I am venturing into designing for a more “commercial” application and focusing on conversions, it seems the copy is a higher priority than how the site looks; for the most part.

My workflow is still pretty standard, cruise the web, books, magazines & music for inspiration, scetch it out, hammer out a mockup, refine & tweak, test, rinse, repeat. Not sure if it’s “genius” design but it works for me.

I would have to agree with some of the other comments too… some people just “have it” and others don’t. Process to me is simply keeping the “mechanics” in alignment and tuned for overall workflow. But you still need “creativity” and “talent” to pull off “good design.”

Apple may have the most kickass, high tech gadgetry available to mankind to create just about anything they want… but if their “designers” had zero “talent” then the iFamily very well could have bombed.

That’s my $0.02… keep the change.

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~ Richard Bravo

By: edwin

edwin — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:44:40 +0000

There is no process that guarantees good designs, only exceptional talent.

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By: padilla

padilla — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:44:44 +0000

I believe designers follow a process to quickly get them through the 80% thatâ€™s not so special, allowing them more time for the 20% thatâ€™s really special Goggles

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:36:57 +0000

The process in which one makes a design should not matter. what should matter is the outcome and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. voice over talent

By: kensri

kensri — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:12:52 +0000

I should say there is that good design that is replicable. But Original designs are genuine that designers should be proud of. Detox Patch

By: Sally Carson

Sally Carson — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:18:49 +0000

Most designers I know are really proud of a small number of projects, and quite ambivalent about the rest…

This certainly resonated with me, thinking back to the various projects I’ve been involved in over the years (from being an ID at Yahoo, to working freelance, and everything in between).

And when I think about what led to the failures, more often than not it had to do with “soft skills” stuff more than anything — politics, egos, crummy managers, team dynamics…b.s. basically.

It’s sad and shocking how often talented teams and good ideas are handicapped by the aforementioned b.s. Cue the sad face

By: Debbie

Debbie — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:11:43 +0000

There definitely needs to be a process for design, most designers do not have the luxury of creating without a process (and a deadline, and a budget. Sometimes it’s a case of “too many cooks spoil the broth”. If our team designs to client specs, it takes away some elements of creativity if those specs are too detailed.

Great design can be replicated, but should never be copied. It should serve as an inspiration for other designers, who can then adapt certain design elements. In this way it can be replicated, but in an updated fashion.

By: Jenny Pilley

Jenny Pilley — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:11:47 +0000

I think that with anything the way people create and design is a personal thing. Many work from re draft and designing what they may have previously found worked, adapting this principal to create something new, is that not a process in itself?

Maybe few people always design from scratch everytime they produce something – obviously their are exceptions-but you learn from your previous work to create new designs and you find your own niche through this trial and error ‘process’.

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By: saiyakev9_d3s1gns

saiyakev9_d3s1gns — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:00:33 +0000

“A designer’s “process” is generally more subjective and sporadic than most are willing to admit.”

And definitely more subjective and sporadic than a potential manager or client is willing to hear. I tried telling it like it is once, believing I was in the company of people who understood that, beneath the surface, the process is in reality far less than stable. It didn’t go over well.

Honesty, it turns out, isn’t necessarily the best policy.

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