A New Start
There’s been quite a few developments at work, mainly with new colleagues pitching in and giving me more time to embark on a few work plans and ideas I’ve been toying with. Hopefully, it will come to fruition soon.
Meanwhile, I’m so glad to see that there’s some changes happening. Obvious ones, such as this:
A new design layout. To be honest, there are quite a few kinks to work out. And even though there’s some negativity from the community, it’s still a change for the better. Some of us have expressed our concerns on whether this is a rushed job, and finding a few design issues.
Honestly, the points are valid, but when I take a step back, I ask myself: can I do better than this? I’m not much of a visual person, hence I am not in the best position to criticize, nor comment on the new layout. There have been constructive comments and criticisms being directed at the new layout. But at the end of the day, it seems like the question that’s hanging there is: why is there a need to push it out within this time frame? If there are still some kinks within the design, does it look bad on us for pushing out an incomplete and imperfect product?
In my opinion, nothing can be perfected to the point that you can find no errors. Some might say that my perspective lacks the kind of perfection that is required to create good design. True, but there is no perfect design. It’s like how people ask me, what’s the best phone in the market? It’s never about what’s the best or perfect phone. It’s about what works for you, and at that point in time, whether it’s something you need. While the analogy might not seem too apt, what I’m saying is that there’s no perfect design. It’s a constant work-in-progress.
We could have kept it under wraps, and kept on testing and trying to rectify the issues. But that’s not the solution. Opinions are required, but what is needed, are centralized opinions that do matter. Those who are more apt to comment and suggest improvements, aren’t exactly in the best position to effect those changes. Blame it on the organizational structure, but from my point of view, it works both ways. While we should have been kept in the loop about the design changes, not everyone is equipped to make suitable suggestions.
The result? An incomplete product. But instead of lamenting how bad it looks, or the should-have, would-have, could-have, I tell myself, it’s about the what-will, can-be- and shall-do attitude that will work. Since it’s done, and we are not in a position to make the changes that matter, I’ll have to do the next best thing and work with what I have, and try to find a workaround. This is not a sign of defeat nor giving in, but finding a balance. While there’s only so much we can do for now, there’s more to be done, which can be added into the next iteration.
At the end of the day, I ask myself this: were I in other people’s shoes, can I do any better? We might see things from a different perspective, but what really matters, is how we find a middle ground to work on, and get things going without taking a negative stance and denouncing the efforts of others.
