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    I'm overseeing a new designer's work for the first time, reviewing their first draft concepts and I'm having a hard time dealing with how unrefined their work is. Bad type principles, doesn't seem like they have a strong grasp of layout and hierarchy either. It's hard giving feedback that's constructive, and it worries me not knowing if the person is even capable of implementing it and coming up with a good finished product.

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    • I have to work hard on letting it go, letting them design knowing it's not my name on itmonospaced
    • you say first draft concepts, is that possibly why it is so unrefined?capn_ron
    • yeah, partly... but even with this it's easy to tell they weren't even considering some fundamentals...monospaced
    • my job is to push them toward better principles, but not make them feel like shitmonospaced
    • you can push and use your experience as the backing so it isn't mean.capn_ron
    • this is why i'm uncomfortable leading teams. some people i feel just don't have any hope of getting it so i just end up doing it myself insteadscarabin
    • plus, if you manage them, they expect that. That's why they show you. Help them get better.capn_ron
    • myself instead. i haven't learned how to deal with that in the best way yet but i suspect it involves a lot of patience and teachingscarabin
    • I'm like that scarabin, but I cannot take over. This is a new team and I am working hard at starting to build it wellmonospaced
    • My experience will help me lead them in the right direction... it will just take time and patiencemonospaced
    • This whole team management team is brand new to me, as in new this week. Ugh, here's my new life.monospaced
    • mono, how about having drinks w/ someone in NY who has been doing this for years. Everyone can benefit from a mentor.ohhhhhsnap
    • mentor.ohhhhhsnap
    • having drinks/coffee = to talk about the new position + the stress' of it. Side note: I'd love to see the portfolio of your new hire.ohhhhhsnap
    • new hire.ohhhhhsnap
    • Didn't you look at their portfolio before you hired them?pinkfloyd
    • They aren't a new hire. Just a reshuffling of talent around the nation. She ended up on my team.monospaced
    • She has been a local designer in one city but is now part of our internal agency and under my art direction.monospaced
    • good god I can only imagine how terrible and/or amazing it would be to have Monospaced as a CD
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    • tell Fouty to keep his chin up!utopian
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