As new designers, we do make mistakes, here are some mistakes most made by designers.
1. Producing two or more design concepts that are very similar
This is something I remember doing in one of my first design jobs. You get asked to come up with ideas for the design of a logo (or other piece of design) and instead of designing 3 very different options you put in the same idea that you have done slightly differently – for example changed the font and colour or created the icon in a slightly different style. I soon learned that if the client didn’t like the first idea, then chances were they wouldn’t like the two similar ones either. With 3 very different options hopefully one design would be heading in the right direction.
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One of the common types of posts that we see on various design blogs around the internet is a discussion of popular trends – whether in web design or some other area. These are especially popular at the beginning or ending of any given year, outlining the various trends that have emerged out of the past twelve months. Sometimes these posts can be really interesting or enlightening. Other times, they can be nothing more than the much discussed “list” post.
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At one point it was thought that designers simply had creative input into the online look and feel or ‘brand’ of an online project, whilst more ‘technical’ developers, or html coders would build the actual site.
But this has certainly changed and, whilst not all graphic designers are involved in website design – many preferring to stay in the print design world – those that do venture into online design have swiftly taken on many new skills.
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One of the most fascinating features about studying Photoshop is that you soon learn that it often provides a variety of different tools and techniques for achieving similar results. Indeed, experimenting with those techniques is often the best way of teaching yourself.
It is fair to say that few, if any, designers can claim to have mastered all of its techniques. Even the Adobe Photoshop help manual and the various third party teach yourself Photoshop books barely scratch the surface.
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Many designers increasingly are using computer graphic design tools to create and better visualize the final product. Graphic designers prepare sketches — by hand or with the aid of a computer — to illustrate the vision for the design. After consulting with the client, an art or design director, or a development team, designers create detailed designs using drawings, a structural model, computer simulations, or a full-scale prototype.
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