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My process usually goes like this: design main page with 20 iterations, code 20% of project, redesign main page, code another 20% of project, redesign main page
by ecaroth 15y ago
My process usually goes like this: design main page with 20 iterations, code 20% of project, redesign main page, code another 20% of project, redesign main page again and make some additional pages, etc... It's a vicious cycle - though I don't think I am a bad designer by any means I think my designs just always grow stale in the couple days I take off from design to program.
- alexkearns 15y agoI think you're being a perfectionist. But I can empathise. If a design is not inspiring you, it is difficult to conjure up the mental effort to code it into a reality. Having said that, you are iterating too much. 20 times for one page is way too much. And then redesigning from scratch again. Better to have a half decent looking product completed than a beautiful one half complete.
- alexkearns 15y agoA tip. Don't think too much about the design or the coding. Instead, think about the product you're making. Make it the focus of your imagination and energy. Imagine it complete. Dwell on the people who will be using it. Dream of all the money that will be coming in. I find, at least, that when your focus is on the product and completing it, you get less distracted by redesignitus. You are more willing to put up with minor design issues or slightly imperfect code because your primary goal is not to create an amazing design or do beautiful coding (though both are good) but to release a product. I hope that makes sense!