Comments on: Significance of designing from the gut http://www.visualstorydesign.com/blog/2009/04/designing-from-the-gut/ Something to attract and hold the interest and attention of the user Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:18:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: jake http://www.visualstorydesign.com/blog/2009/04/designing-from-the-gut/comment-page-1/#comment-4 jake Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:18:45 +0000 http://www.visualstorydesign.com/blog/?p=34#comment-4 That's what I mean when I say it's more of an educated guess. With research and a strong vision, a good product can be made. That’s what I mean when I say it’s more of an educated guess. With research and a strong vision, a good product can be made.

]]> By: amy b http://www.visualstorydesign.com/blog/2009/04/designing-from-the-gut/comment-page-1/#comment-3 amy b Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:22:54 +0000 http://www.visualstorydesign.com/blog/?p=34#comment-3 Though I appreciate the emotion of "designing from the gut," I think it is a dangerous road. Designing from the gut seems a lot like designing for yourself. How do you know what color users want the shirt to be unless you do some research? I think that good design requires a strong vision, but it's gotta be backed up by innovative research methods—more than "guess and tweak." You've gotta really do some delving to find out what people want. So I think that Jesse's method can lead to okay design; but truly great design can't come from guessing. Though I appreciate the emotion of “designing from the gut,” I think it is a dangerous road. Designing from the gut seems a lot like designing for yourself. How do you know what color users want the shirt to be unless you do some research? I think that good design requires a strong vision, but it’s gotta be backed up by innovative research methods—more than “guess and tweak.” You’ve gotta really do some delving to find out what people want.

So I think that Jesse’s method can lead to okay design; but truly great design can’t come from guessing.

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