Mark Schraad states: "The practice of assuming that you, as the designer, know enough to move forward without the important touch points that research can bring is arrogant and unprofessional."
Well, it certainly is as you've framed it here. However, most experienced designers aren't approaching their work and efforts in such a simplistic, or as you characterize it "arrogant," manner. They simply wouldn't last very long in the field doing so. These practices, as I'm sure some of the practioners that have responded would acknowledge, are complex and nuanced. They're never so cartoonishly reduced to "arrogance" and 100%-based on past experiences in an ever-evolving marketplace and user world. Good and effective designers are always seeking understanding all around them, and understanding new and emerging trends and user behaviors and responses. Design is never done in a vacuum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37797 ________________________________________________________________ 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
