Comments on: Designing for yourself

By: Vince DePalma

Vince DePalma — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:22:57 +0000

Definitely one of my favorite quotes by Henry Ford. As for designing within your own target market, for me, it make the job much more enjoyable as well!

By: hank

hank — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:45:56 +0000

Anton, agreed. Choosing clients is definitely the key, if you’re able to. And as Joshua mentions in his article, projects with which you maintain a long term relationship with are the best.

Joshua, thanks, I’m glad I could contribute.

Thanks for stopping by guys.

By: Joshua Porter

Joshua Porter — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:15:06 +0000

Thanks for the mention, Henry. I like how you point out that its easier to justify design decisions when you’re in the target audience:

“I immediately know when the design is solid, and I can easily justify design decisions when they are questioned.”

Since so much of design is justifying decisions, this is a really important point. Thanks for pushing the discussion further.

By: Anton

Anton — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:28:01 +0000

Yeah, good quotes. Love the Henry Ford one!

Choosing clients is key in having some love and ownership of the project. Unfortunately, most clients that give you the freedom don’t have the budgets either.