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There's something to be said for taking your time. No, you probably won't ever find the "perfect" typeface, but spending hours looking isn't worth agonizing ov

There's something to be said for taking your time. No, you probably won't ever find the "perfect" typeface, but spending hours looking isn't worth agonizing over either. Don't master painters sometimes make dozens of versions of the same painting before they are satisfied? If there's anything we can learn from the links like these and the startups which get linked on HN never to be heard from again, it's that the mad dash to constantly be visibly "making crap" is sort of a self-fulfilling prophecy which leads to making, well, forgettable crap. I prefer to make things that I care about, that way I can get engrossed in the process and let it take as long as I need.

k2052 13y ago
I think most in our industry are perfectionists and seek to create something amazing. Sometimes it doesn't seem like that, because as you said, there is a lot of "forgettable crap" out there. When we see something terrible, our brains scream "I could do so much better! How did these guys release this crap! How did they get so much success and attention!". What I've learned is that most of the people that release crap aren't unaware of the flaws. They are often more aware, they just chose to put it out there anyway. We forget that it takes a lot of skill to just put something out there and to iterate upon it. Don't undervalue that quality in others and don't forget to cultivate it in yourself. We all should seek to find a balance between perfection and just getting it out there. Perfection is a driver but sometimes it drives us down endless roads and dead ends.