Design Challenges

You can't be a door mat if you don't lie down.

I recently heard this phrase, I have heard it before in different variations, but this one stroke me differently. It really got me thinking, why do you hear so many designers complain about their bosses.

When you get hire to do a job, it is for a reason and one reason only, you know your stuff and so you must convey this message. If your superiors are guiding you towards a goal that you disagree with, you cannot lie down, you must express why the company should move in your direction. If you are able to convince them, then your point was valid. If they head down a different path, then at least you know that at the end of the day, you weren't a door mat.

Which ever the final outcome, you must always be able to explain your design and the reason why you chose the different elements. If you can deliver a good message then you chose wisely and you will soon find yourself on the path to success.