I don't think the designer is the authority on whether a design is good or not. Just like a novelist, director, or composer doesn't get to dictate whether their

I don't think the designer is the authority on whether a design is good or not. Just like a novelist, director, or composer doesn't get to dictate whether their output was creatively successful. Paul Graham's essay on taste sums it up pretty well: http://www.paulgraham.com/taste.html http://www.paulgraham.com/taste.html