CMU School of Drama


Wednesday, September 05, 2007

You're So Intelligent

Design Observer: "Perhaps design is the field of mindless prettiness. But hasn't it always been so? After all, most of us entered the profession not because we've determined after long thought that it represented a more effective way of influencing the course of world events than, say, law or medicine. Instead, somewhere along the way, we discovered we liked making things look good, and that we were better at it than other people."

1 comment:

shupcey said...

I think this is really good advice to designers. The last line sums it all up pretty well "Designers, you don't have to be dumb. Just don't be so afraid of being beautiful." You have reasons and instincts for your ideas which can be backed up through the text, using your own intelligence. But not all decisions are based on the thought and dissection, that's where the instinct and the beauty comes in - sure you may need to back it up, but sometimes the pure beauty of it can speak for itself.

And if you know something that's not directly related to design - speak up if it's appropriate. Showing your knowledge in other areas can gain you quite a lot of respect with the people you work with.