Comments on: Thinking Outside the Design Box

By: mao

mao — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:51:06 +0000

@Richard Yes, all of us are in that invisible square one way or the other. The first step is to be conciuous of it.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:31:15 +0000

I’ve only just read this post, it’s great and I could never work out that simple square so frustrating!

But thinking out side of the box designers will seek out strong ideas in order to understand its strength and the viewer will be invigorated, influenced and changed by it.

By: fornetti

fornetti — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:32:15 +0000

I do not believe this

By: Alex Sobieski

Alex Sobieski — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:49:06 +0000

Great article!

I might also add that you should make sure that the client with which you are dealing is also the final decision maker, and/or that you get the final decision makers to give you the info.

In the last year, I’ve dealt with 2-3 different clients who were not the actual decision maker, but rather a go-between for management or board members.

You’ll save yourself the big time wasted making 3 design mock-ups by the liason’s standards when that of the management is 180 degrees different.

By: mao

mao — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:37:48 +0000

Thanks :) I had several quotes to quote (if could say that) but choose that one, because I think is perfect illustrations how incredibly wrong can sound “in the box thinking” when you look back.

By: Freelance Web Designer

Freelance Web Designer — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:51:39 +0000

Very good article. I really like that quote you used at the beginning. It’s funny now looking back at it, but it just drives home your point. Good suggestions and links.

By: ppccs

ppccs — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:29:56 +0000

Great article Mau, I love it!
I find it very well written and based on a real day-to-day issue designers face. I think that even though most designers are aware of those facts sometime we do need a reminder. Your post can totally be a “check list” in order to force ourselves to get out of the freaking box.
Keep up the good work!