
I think designers are in one of the few if not the only role where it seems everybody in the company feels that they have a right to comment on your work. There’s such a culture of critique around design deliverables that doesn’t exist with any other deliverables. For designers, a typical day is everyone telling them what’s wrong with their work.
… the latest design trend. There needs to be diligence in the details — nothing should be arbitrary. If we are doing our job correctly, the design of our product should help our users accomplish their goals, rather than be the focus of their attention.