Design Leader
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- zeroblade
How would you run a design team of 3 (yourself included)?
- versa0
carefully
seriously, tho, need more info
- thompson0
Equally & Carfully
...oh yeah, and you all have to be bad ass designers.
but....
know thy partners
get a good lawyer and an accountantI am a partner in a design firm with three others. We are the only "employees". It has been a crazy year but we are still alive.
- zeroblade0
Eh... let's say one of them is the mediocre type and another a skillful fresh grad.
- zeroblade0
What if you have to work with one non-badass one?
- Chip0
1st hope he does not read NT
2nd Teach
- Mick0
Motivate, share thoughts, and most importantly make sure you all define roles. People are going to not like each others work, decisions, but you need to know who has final say. Also make a design process that includes everyone brainstorming at the start of a project (so the junior doesn't feel like they have no input and get bored). Respect one another and make a very social work environment - become friends, have beer Fridays, play music, have training sessions, encourage everyone to input ideas.
- zeroblade0
Good points.
Personally I thought we should have an internal PS session every fortnight or something hahaha
- gsd0
I'd say let them feel comfortable with any ideas they come up with, but guide them through - then get to a point soonish where you say 'right - I want you to take his idea and do this with it etc...' then they'll feel more at ease, gain a bit of confidence and if you also treat them with the same respect you'd also like, then you can't go wrong I reckon - I'm in the same sort of position but I'm in 'the junior' position - dunno about being badass, tho...!
- 1977_c0
How would you run a design team of 3 (yourself included)?
zeroblade
(may 24 04, 22:03)
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With a hand made of iron.
- BonSeff0
jong jump contest for ultimate respect senior designer shootout extravaganza con queso shave shat dog and teach it to hunt you aint the boss of me you better tell someone.
- Tyrone0
Simple. Whoever can kick the most ass runs the shit. I run a 3 person design team with ease because if anyone steps out of line I'll put a beatdown on em.
- tripleflux0
mutual respect. places that run on fear don't run for long.
- Tyrone0
someone is obviously scared already.
- tripleflux0
I could beat you even more senseless with my little toe
- zeroblade0
How would you run a design team of 3 (yourself included)?
zeroblade
(may 24 04, 22:03)
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With a hand made of iron.
1977_c
(may 24 04, 22:55)hand made out of IRON?!?!?
but that would hurt when I am doing my IBM*I ndividual B ody M aintenance
- unsexypixel0
the title of the thead said it all. be a leader, not a boss.
- unsexypixel0
and it helps to have a team "iron fisting' session every week or so
- ozhanlion0
bosses suck. especially when they don't know a shit about designing but think they have a sense of aestethics which they can put it on them arse.
sorry another tuesday morning.
- zeroblade0
there are many types of leaders dude... hitler was a leader, gandhi was a leader.
heck even this guy is a leader:
http://www.georgewgirls.com/(nothing against him, really. but it's fun to watch all the stuff against him)
- zeroblade0
bosses suck. especially when they don't know a shit about designing but think they have a sense of aestethics which they can put it on them arse.
sorry another tuesday morning.
ozhanlion
(may 24 04, 23:29)at least i know i will never force my folks to use bright pink.
on grey.