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Well, now it’s really been a long time since I’ve posted, but this should be interesting. The following quote comes from a Wired feature on design. If you’re interested the full article can be read at http://www.spd.org/2009/02/post-1.php.
Given fewer resources, you have to make better decisions.
To me, this sort of statement is applied to all areas of life. Constraints are what have enabled people to come up with solutions all across time. When your resources are unlimited you are often driven to just do the first thing that pops into your mind with no questions asked. Constraints however mean you can’t just do whatever you like. You have to find the most effective and most efficient means of solving the problem. This produces a much better product and you get more bang for your buck.
Designing under these sorts of conditions, I find myself producing some of my best work. Taking this saying to heart is something everyone could benefit from. When it comes specifically to designing my electronic magazine, I believe it has the potential to improve my designs. For the time being things do feel very free and unrestricted to me, but as I impose more and more restrictions to myself in order to fit the overall design of the magazine, the more I see the design evolving into something better. A design I thought was awesome last week suddenly seems to have many flaws that need to be addressed. And so, for me and my electronic magazine, I feel like the restrictions we put on ourselves in terms of the quality of our magazine will be more important than any restrictions we have in terms of resources.
