Design Retouch

March 27, 2009

It seems like there is always room for improvement when it comes to design. I know a lot of designers suffer from this incredibly sense of unsatisfaction, which many times can cause projects from reaching deadlines, their respective designs to be redesigned 2, 3 or even 4 times, etc.

I know sometimes (always) I tend to push myself beyond the limits, the boundaries of what I’m capable of creating, which it’s a good thing, but it can lead to undesirable consequences, and that’s why I think retouching is the key to keep us satisfied.

Another important aspect to consider is the fact that many times a redesign might improve the look & feel of the website but totally destroy the purpose of it, and I think both aspects need to go side by side. If you improve the design it must also improve the goals and vice versa.

Yesterday, when I finished version 1.1 of “Simple Talk”, I got this incredible feeling of relief, one that I’m sure is going to keep me satisfied for a long time.

As you can see, I updated the icons throughout the site and I made the bubble talk smaller, which I think gives a better perspective of what I’m trying to accomplish with the design.

Version 1.0

Version 1.1