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Kyle Ancheta
Replying to @gabamite

definitely depends, for me, primarily on what's being worked on and the maturity of the team/product. i (and i think any experienced designer) can design quick, but with that you might sacrifice quality or a good solution.

Kyle Ancheta
Replying to @gabamite

then on the flipside, designing slowly is cool with me too but then the product/whatever might miss out on users, or whatever benefits from being out sooner.

Gaby Alegre
Replying to @kyle

I definitely struggle with finding that balance between making deadlines that were “yesterday” 🙄 and designing something actually user friendly. I also sometimes underestimate how long a specific flow will actually take so that’s when I question my speed/design abilities 😭

Jamie Sigadel
Replying to @gabamite

+1 to it depending on the person.. Experiences like going to art school/having an extremely annoying boss in one particular job that would literally stand behind me watching me work have made me a faster designer lol I think it just comes with experience

Gaby Alegre
Replying to @jsiggy

Working as a freelancer has definitely given me more control over the things I share (I’d hate someone watching me like that omg) but I do think there could be more opportunities to grow as a designer if I worked with others. The current job market is very off-putting though 😥

Jamie Sigadel
Replying to @gabamite

Those opportunities will come! Don’t be too hard on yourself 💜 And yeah, I definitely don’t recommend working with a micromanager like that.. They would stress me out which sometimes led to mistakes and the work taking longer/them then being annoyed with me bc of that. Not good

Tyler 👋
Replying to @gabamite

Common trite example: sitting side-by-side with another designer you’ll notice they use hot keys or workflows you didn’t even know existed 😀

Gaby Alegre
Replying to @twanlass

Honestly I think I’m starting to want that social interaction of working with other designers, learning little things like that sounds pretty intriguing! WFH and alone is easier for my lifestyle but I think going to work and bouncing off ideas with coworkers can also be helpful!

Christine
Replying to @gabamite

as an in-house designer at startups, i think i work slower bc i'm constantly pulled in all kinds of projects (even outside of design) but i feel like quality is better bc i'm more focussed on 1 overall product

Gaby Alegre
Replying to @chow

Glad I’m not alone!! I’ve worked primarily with startups and sometimes they say they want a simple wireframe of a page, but for me that’s kind of hard to do bc I feel like for them to see the same vision I have, I should deliver high quality work which takes me longer to complete

Tyler 👋
Replying to @gabamite

It’s subjective. But, there’s no substitute to working FT with others, in person, to see how much you can improve your speed, productivity, and thinking toolset.

Christine
Replying to @gabamite

omg i ask myself this all the time. generally i feel like i work "faster" at an agency bc i only have to focus on design. however i personally feel more stressed bc of the deadlines and unsure ab the quality of my work

Christine
Replying to @gabamite

a specific timeline rly depends on the project/scope/communication but in general i'd say simple print/graphic work takes me a few hours to a couple days, landing pages take me at least 1 week to design/develop, and software features... at least 1 month? (esp working by myself)

Krystal Sim
Replying to @gabamite

oof i definitely struggled with this mostly because i had to track my time for each client at my last job 😭

Samson Tobi
Replying to @gabamite

I'm pretty fast at coming up with wireframes to prove my ideas, but when it comes to creating high-fidelity mockups, I take my time to dial in the details...