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The System 704: Designers Are…

January 27th, 2014

We're also very adamant about it.

(You can buy this as an 11×17 poster from my online store here.)

When I was teaching Intro to Graphic Design, I would give a speech very similar to this comic. A lot of times people use a pencil to represent graphic designers (because we’re creative? We write things sometimes?), but I think this is a better analogy. Designers use creativity, but we are precise and analytical and, well, all the other things I mention in this chart.

Consider this my ode to designers.

A lot of times (especially lately) people have asked me what designers do. Or rather, assumed what designers do. Here’s what we don’t do:

  • Sit on our asses until an idea strikes.
  • Play around all day.
  • Make things just look pretty.
  • Throw things together.

We actually:

  • Consider the best solution to problems.
  • Edit content to better make a point.
  • Edit a layout to better emphasize content.
  • Wonder how to best reach the goals of a project.
  • Think about how one change may have 1,000 ramifications to other moving pieces of the project.
  • Research what tools can best get the job done.
  • Pay attention to every detail of the final result.

I’m sure I missed some. Help me fill them in the comments.

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