I try not to repost other’s content, but this was so good that I had to share it. Matthew and I are of one mind on this issue. He’s written us an excellent article with some great visual aids, one of which I will share with you:
by Matthew Inman
As a professional web designer I’ve noticed a consistent trend in the majority of the projects I’ve worked on: The more time that is spent dissecting, analyzing, and critiquing a design by the wrong kinds of people the worse that design gets. The same trend applies to the number of people involved in the design process.
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March 14th, 2007 at 9:15 am
Interesting point. I noticed, too, that if a client asks for revisions and re-revisions, in most of cases, the result is far away from the initial concept.
The solution? Perhaps they should trust us… :)
March 31st, 2007 at 5:30 pm
It’s the same issue with developing applications. I’d say the more folks that get involved as well as the more time, the worse it becomes. Building by consensus is a terrible means of being productive.
Great post!
March 31st, 2007 at 5:44 pm
I wish I could take credit for it… I found it to be both funny and very, very true!
January 20th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
I have seen this happen so many times with both designs and programming. Often the person with the decision-making power isn’t brought in until the end and has not seen and understood the design process so wants to make changes at the last minute. If they are going to delegate the work, they need to delegate the authority as well and trust their employee and the company they’ve hired to do the job well.