In those moments, not having a bit of an echo back and forth with somebody can be really hard. The really small micro details around design or look and feel. That said, I think in the design process, probably where you do need a conversation, is sometimes going through the details. But if I’d been struggling to throughout the day to chip away at it, I don’t think it would’ve been nearly as effective. A big redesign of the explore section and I felt like it was pretty good. There’s been times where I felt completely stuck and didn’t get anything done in a day then I woke up at one in the morning, went to my computer and cranked out a whole section. There’s actually a lot of subconscious design thinking and work that happens. But it’s also more challenging to connect with your coworkers and get needed feedback remotely. There’s a lot of subconscious work that goes into design, and async offers time to think. So I think that’s one thing about being async and being remote that you can do a lot more effectively.ġ1:46 – The importance of subconscious design work So, you ask any design team what they need more of and they usually say they want more exploration time.
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When you have meetings, interspersing those kinds of moments all the time, it gets really hard to just think offline about a problem that you’re exploring. Or walking my kids to school or something like that. Sometimes it’s me riding my bike, sitting alone, not being interrupted. Sometimes getting in a state of flow with design and creative work actually means you’re not doing any from the outside lens, traditional design work. To get in a state of flow with creative work, sometimes you need to step back from traditional design work.
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