Design for people, not the designer
To design a user-centric product or service, I have to keep reminding myself that design is about people. Design is different than art. The purpose of design is not to express ideas, but to bring people a better life. Even though, I admit that I still having moments design products for user from my perspective. Therefore, I hope I can always remind myself to design user-centric product.
Learn to see rather than simply look
To design better experience, it is important to expand my horizon through learning from other’s work as a designer. As a person who doesn’t like to study history, I realize study works from the past allowing me understand more context of design. In addition to looking at good designs, thinking about the design philosophy and background behind them helps me create stronger designs.
Design is a never ending process
In my opinion, interaction design is more than the interaction between human and computer. With the development of technology, people will continue to encounter new problems while enjoying a more convenient life. As interaction designers, it is our duty to continuously learn new tools and understand user needs, in order to make the world a better place.
Be bold, step out of the comfort zone
Looking back on my previous works, I found that my design ideas and the way they present are very limited. I’m afraid that I’ll screw up, so I often prefer the safe choice. However, I forgot that failure is also a learning process. Without stepping out of the comfort zone, I would not be able to create powerful design that help more people within my ability.
