Arrgh!! Missed my streak of making one post a day. This was in my drafts (my head) for the entire day yesterday, and I just didn't get to sit down and write it down. So here's a rare back-dated post.
Make → Show → Learn is an often cited design strategy. It goes by many names (the double diamond is one of the fancier ones), but something that it misses out on is the fact that a lot of people start doing all three of these processes together. The worst is Making and Judging (a combination of looking at the work yourself and trying to draw things to learn from). Ideally you don't want to do that, it slows down the making process, and worse yet, risks you not putting out anything at all! But it's so hard! In fact, I'd say it's the challenge you must master to make something.
I am redesigning my portfolio right now, and it's difficult not to take a step back and judging my own very rudimentary graphics and feel overwhelmed by my inability to communicate ideas. It's a humbling experience, but I must remind myself to not judge my work until I've made one iteration of it at least, and put it out. Right now, putting out something is way more important than perfecting it.
Yep, this is equal parts note to self, and equal parts me sharing wisdom gained from my experience.
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