Criticisms, whether constructive or destructive, motivate someone to
work hard on anything that he does. Before, I really get mad every time
someone criticizes my assignments (especially in school) or even, my
fashion statement. But now, I am more matured. I take good or bad
criticisms as a challenge for me to do best in whatever endeavor I’m
engaged at. I am aware that other people’s comments are necessary for
us to be aware of our mistakes which we usually overlook or just tend
to ignore sometimes because we find our works compelling and attractive.
I
agree with what the article’s author has said, you learn to create good
designs through the works of others only when you make an effort to
actually evaluate the work and state why you think it works or doesn\'t
work. We\'re all born with the same set of tools. Those tools you
develop and \'grow\' are the ones that you use for life – the effective
ones.
Regarding the belief of one designer that "You learn a
good design by looking at a bad design", this is true because we get
the chance to assess that certain design and create a better design
which is totally different from that design. But remember, we all have
different tastes and styles. Something that appeals terrible to our
eyes might be excellent to other’s perspective.
I also agree
with the statement of the other designer that "You learn good design
through the works of others" because sometimes, especially when we’re
just starting in our chosen profession, we tend to copy other people’s
ideas and concepts in creating our own works of art. This is acceptable
but we should limit ourselves to use other designers’ designs as
references only, not as plagiarized designs-to-be.
There’s
nothing wrong in giving criticisms to others or following what other
people says about us. But always remember that it will still depend on
us if how are we going to take these criticisms, either we follow or
just ignore them. After all, we all have our own prerogatives to do
what we want in our lives. We have our own principles and it’s up to us
if we are going to live with it. I believe that our individuality makes
us unique. When it comes to web designing, it’s a matter of self
expression, simply showing what others don’t see in you. Let’s just
respect others the way we respect ourselves.
