If It Doesn’t Look Good, I’m Not Interested

Can a good product look bad?

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As a student, consultant, or content creator, you usually have a clear incentive to persuade your intended audience about the quality of your product or the job done.

The goal of impressing your customer, manager or recruiter should be a convincing motivator.

Why, then, good quality is not always there?

Why do we produce sloppy and careless work?

Why don’t we care more, or don’t think that anybody else will tell the difference?

Why do resumes, professional portfolios, summative reports, and final client deliverables contain spelling mistakes, disoriented tables, skewed diagrams, haphazard formatting, and gross inconsistencies?

Why does it matter

The quality of a final product requires a few things. In a nutshell, let’s think of it as idea + execution + appearance (presentation):

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First, you need to have a quality idea.

Then, you develop and execute it — into a report, presentation, scientific paper, or article.