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Who was supposed to use it? Did you ever have them try it out?

• seanmcdirmid 9y ago
  If you don't think you have the right thing yet, having other people try out what you know is the wrong thing isn't going to be very useful.
  • dragonwriter 9y ago
    > If you don't think you have the right thing yet, having other people try out what you know is the wrong thing isn't going to be very useful. I disagree, because think ≠ know. Now, usually that's an issue we talk about when the creator thinks what they have is right, but it's just as true and relevant when they think it's wrong. You can both be wrong about it being wrong and, perhaps more often, be wrong about how it's wrong. Without some interaction with the target market, you lose feedback and course correction.
    • seanmcdirmid 9y ago
      If you think X is right, it might actually be right, but there is a high chance that you'll find out that it is wrong during user testing. If you think X is wrong, there is just a super high probability that X is wrong without going through users. Yes, you should interact with the target market, but good designers must have great crap filters. The crap you filter out is not going to somehow magically come up smelling roses with users. Maybe you are suggesting design by focus group?