Comments on: The Politics of Design by Paul Rand http://www.dexodesign.com/2007/08/14/the-politics-of-design-by-paul-rand/ Russell Wilson's blog about incremental/evolutionary design, navigation, layout, interaction design, information design and all things "software interface". Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:18:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Anonymous http://www.dexodesign.com/2007/08/14/the-politics-of-design-by-paul-rand/#comment-58 Anonymous Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:14:00 +0000 http://blog.dexodesign.com/2007/08/the-politics-of-design-by-paul-rand/#comment-58 Excellent commentary. At work, I feel as if I've been plopped into a Dilbert cartoon. Procedure is more important than progress, content or functionality. 1950's style management reigns: control is more important than creativity or retention of talented employees. Processes are designed to mitigate management culpability for failure over development efficiency or functionality. Business outcasts are assigned as "business stakeholders". What happened to common sense management? Excellent commentary. At work, I feel as if I’ve been plopped into a Dilbert cartoon. Procedure is more important than progress, content or functionality. 1950’s style management reigns: control is more important than creativity or retention of talented employees. Processes are designed to mitigate management culpability for failure over development efficiency or functionality. Business outcasts are assigned as “business stakeholders”. What happened to common sense management?

]]> By: P.A.A. http://www.dexodesign.com/2007/08/14/the-politics-of-design-by-paul-rand/#comment-17 P.A.A. Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:33:00 +0000 http://blog.dexodesign.com/2007/08/the-politics-of-design-by-paul-rand/#comment-17 World of art is a world of buying and selling. World of art is a world of buying and selling.

]]> By: Brett http://www.dexodesign.com/2007/08/14/the-politics-of-design-by-paul-rand/#comment-13 Brett Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:50:00 +0000 http://blog.dexodesign.com/2007/08/the-politics-of-design-by-paul-rand/#comment-13 So true, so very true. In fact, I was the victim of this sort of "politics" just this morning. <br/><br/>A nice contract position designing the UX for a small start-up. All is well for two months...many compliments, many "wows"...but then, all of a sudden the "seagull" otherwise known as an inexperienced and insecure CEO, flies in, makes a ton of noise, and poops on everything.<br/><br/>It was a matter of insecure middle-management, or over-confident middle-management...perhaps a bit of both…that kept the CEO out of the loop until the easiest one left to point the finger at was the designer. <br/><br/>The end result though, I come in on Monday morning to find that my services are no-longer required. Such is life, I suppose. And it is how it goes with "The Politics of Design." So true, so very true. In fact, I was the victim of this sort of “politics” just this morning.

A nice contract position designing the UX for a small start-up. All is well for two months…many compliments, many “wows”…but then, all of a sudden the “seagull” otherwise known as an inexperienced and insecure CEO, flies in, makes a ton of noise, and poops on everything.

It was a matter of insecure middle-management, or over-confident middle-management…perhaps a bit of both…that kept the CEO out of the loop until the easiest one left to point the finger at was the designer.

The end result though, I come in on Monday morning to find that my services are no-longer required. Such is life, I suppose. And it is how it goes with “The Politics of Design.”

]]> By: sarah http://www.dexodesign.com/2007/08/14/the-politics-of-design-by-paul-rand/#comment-12 sarah Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:23:00 +0000 http://blog.dexodesign.com/2007/08/the-politics-of-design-by-paul-rand/#comment-12 Amazing words from a very wise man. Very inspirational! Thanks for posting. Amazing words from a very wise man. Very inspirational! Thanks for posting.

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