On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 10:38 PM, Robert Hoekman Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > As for the people who pay the checks? All they care about is getting a >> > great product. If you design great stuff they don't care how you did it. >> > Guaranteed. >> > >> >> Andrei, I caution you against making broad generalizations like this. > > > Actually, I completely agree with Andrei's statement. I've never once seen > a company who cared about how you achieve great products, as long as you do > it (and can repeat it). And I've worked with a lot of companies, ranging in > size from Fortune 500s to 1-man startups. > While we're sharing anecdotes, I've worked with a lot that do care and talked to a lot of folks (being big into the software dev community as I have been) who work at a lot more companies where they do care. As a further anecdote, these folks don't even call what they do "products." They call them "projects," which is actually more telling than you might think. So again, let's not make too broad generalizations. I might suggest that being in the design/UX field, the kinds of companies you work with are going to already be, dare I say, somewhat enlightened. Rejoice at your good fortune! :) Good night! --Ambrose ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
