克服浮躁
Lately, I’ve noticed a common theme across a few posts, and it’s helped me to make sense of things that I experience as a Junior Designer. (Maybe it’s a sign of the times, maybe we’re all becoming acutely aware of our abilities after receiving feedback or a handful of job app rejections?) Anyway, most of them have a lot to do with Imposter Syndrome. Yes, I experience that quite often and it’s partly the reason for this post. But one thing that has affected me personally over the past few months is the frustration that comes with not being able to produce designs that match the quality of concepts I find aesthetically appealing.
最近,我在一些帖子中注意到了一个共同的主题,它帮助我理解了初级设计师所经历的事情。 (也许这是时代的标志,也许我们都在收到反馈或少数工作应用被拒绝后才变得敏锐地意识到自己的能力?)无论如何,大多数人与冒名顶替综合症有很大关系。 是的,我经常遇到这种情况,部分原因是发布此帖子的原因。 但是在过去的几个月中,影响我个人的一件事是无法制作出与我认为在美学上具有吸引力的概念质量相匹配的设计而感到沮丧。
I know, it’s not my job as a UXer to “make things pretty,” contrary to popular belief. There is, however, an expectation for a product to not only be functional and usable but to also keep the user from audibly gasping and looking away at the sight of the page. NPR host Ira Glass calls this gap between our taste and talent, the Taste Gap.
我知道,与普遍的看法相反,“让事情变得漂亮”不是我作为UXer的职责。 但是,人们期望产品不仅具有功能性和可用性,而且还可以防止用户听得见的喘气和视线移开页面。 NPR主持人 艾拉·格拉斯(Ira Glass)将我们的品味和才能之间的差距称为“品味差距”。
He says, “Nobody tells this to people who are beginners. I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap…”
他说:“没有人告诉初学者。 我希望有人告诉我。 我们所有人都从事创造性工作,我们之所以加入其中,是因为我们有良好的品味。 但是有差距……”
I would constantly compare my work to that of my peers’ during my design course at General Assembly. I couldn’t understand why my wireframes and sketches didn’t look like her wireframes and sketches. I distinctly remember talking to one of my instructors about this and asked how to make my designs better. She suggested looking at the work of apps or websites that I really enjoyed using and remake them.
在大会的设计课程中,我会不断将自己的工作与同行的工作进行比较。 我不明白为什么我的线框和草图看起来不像她的线框和草图。 我清楚地记得与我的一位指导老师交谈过,并问过如何使我的设计更好。 她建议查看我真的很喜欢使用的应用程序或网站,然后重新制作。
A recent thread from Twitter’s CDO Dantley Davis suggested something similar- copy inspiring work and remix them with different design decisions to build not only your eye for detail but also your portfolio.
Twitter的CDO Dantley Davis的最新线程提出了一些类似的东西,可以激发灵感,复制作品并将它们与不同的设计决策融合在一起,不仅可以吸引您的眼球,而且可以吸引您的投资组合。
![Screenshot of Twitter thread describing how to improve design abilities](https://miro.medium.com/max/9999/1*7kKKSsamw4MgSTzUS2PiyA.jpeg)
Glass’s advice? “It’s only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions.”
玻璃的建议? “只有通过大量的工作,您才能缩小这一差距,并且您的工作将与您的野心一样好。”
So, if you’re feeling a sense of inadequacy, you’re not alone. It can be daunting. It can be frustrating. But we wouldn’t be in this profession if we were completely incapable of producing great work that we’re passionate about- it just takes time. Something that immediately makes me feel better is looking at my designs from a year ago vs. now and seeing all of that amazing growth. Just imagine the progress a year from today! If you’re like me (or just find yourself in that moment of frustration) give yourself a little grace and easy knowing that the solution is pretty simple- just keep going!
因此,如果您感觉不足,那么您并不孤单。 这可能令人生畏。 这可能令人沮丧。 但是,如果我们完全无法生产出我们热衷的出色作品,那我们就不会从事这个专业,这需要时间。 让我立即感觉好些的是,回顾一年前和现在的设计,并看到所有惊人的增长。 想象一下从今天开始一年的进步! 如果您像我一样(或者只是在沮丧的那一刻发现自己),给自己一点点优雅,并且轻松知道解决方案非常简单-继续吧!
If you have advice for how you’ve pushed through your taste gap, have an opportunity to share, or just want to connect- feel free to hit me up on LinkedIn and you can view my work here!
如果您有关于如何克服品味差距的建议,或者有机会分享或者只是想联系,请随时在 LinkedIn 上打我 ,您可以 在这里 查看我的作品 !
翻译自: https://uxdesign.cc/pushing-through-the-taste-gap-391f509bbe64
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