Fast design vs. quick design
Do you struggle to match the speed of your more experienced design colleagues?
I recently collaborated on a UX/UI design project with a much younger and less experienced designer playing a supporting role. He’s very talented for his age (way more than I was at the same point in my career!). Despite just graduating university, he already has a few years of part-time freelance experience under his belt. We were satisfied with his deliverables, but noticed that he struggled to deliver work at the pace me and my client were expecting.
After a recent debrief about the project, he admitted the same thing:
I was surprised by the speed of your progress, and struggled to keep up. How can I work that fast without sacrificing quality? I worry if I speed up I will have to forgo experimentation time and will fall back to lazy design habits.
He makes a number of good points. They demonstrate reasons why experienced designers provide better value.