[IxDA Discuss] Challenges to world class software design

[Katie Albers]

I have to fall on Andrei's side of this discussion.
The fact that you think it would look better pink does
not mean that your opinion is valid, should have
weight, is worthy of consideration or should be
responded to seriously, let alone the question of
whether it's a good idea.

I would no more expect all people to have worthy
design opinions than to have good ideas of how to code
a complex application.

That way does, indeed, lie the road to pain, misery,
and lousy work

Katie

--- Andrei Herasimchuk <andrei at involutionstudios.com>
wrote:

> On Aug 9, 2007, at 8:56 AM, pauric wrote:
> 
> > Everyone -is- a designer.  But, not everyone
> applies good design
> > methodologies. Its critically important this issue
> is viewed in that
> > light.  Everyone has a valid viewpoint, you bring
> in the tools to
> > qualify those views.
> 
> This kind of thinking is the road to design hell.
> 
> Not everyone is as smart as Einstein. Not everyone
> can draw. Not  
> everyone can paint. Not everyone has a good idea how
> to wage a war  
> halfway across the world. Not everyone can give
> birth to children.  
> Not everyone can run a marathon. Not everyone can
> sit on a ride at  
> theme park. Not everyone can play in the Super Bowl.
> Not everyone can  
> write well enough to win a Pulitzer. Not everyone
> can edit a movie.  
> Not everyone can be President of the United
> States...
> 
> And whether you like it or not, not everyone is a
> designer. And not  
> everyone has a good idea or valid viewpoint.
> 
> Having an opinion does not qualify anyone as being a
> designer.
> 
> It's a pet peeve of mine when people try to tell me
> everyone is a  
> designer or that everyone's opinion/view on an issue
> is valid when  
> quite clearly that is not the case.
> 
> -- 
> Andrei Herasimchuk
> 
> Principal, Involution Studios
> innovating the digital world
> 
> e. andrei at involutionstudios.com
> c. +1 408 306 6422
>
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