Great list! I’ve been designing for years now and I’ve gotta say all of these resonated – I especially like #8: “present your designs”. I’m always shocked to see how a design can be read completely differently than what was intended… which isn’t always the client’s fault when you’re using make-believe content, lorem, and proxy images. Something a little walk-through is all that’s needed to push a client from “it’s alright” to “its Perfect!”. That coupled with #7 are surefire ways to improve your comp-batting average significantly. Thanks for the list :)
brandon
Great list! I’ve been designing for years now and I’ve gotta say all of these resonated – I especially like #8: “present your designs”. I’m always shocked to see how a design can be read completely differently than what was intended… which isn’t always the client’s fault when you’re using make-believe content, lorem, and proxy images. Something a little walk-through is all that’s needed to push a client from “it’s alright” to “its Perfect!”. That coupled with #7 are surefire ways to improve your comp-batting average significantly. Thanks for the list :)