Comments on: http://resistmedia.net/blog/2008/01/10/637/ This is a blog about adventures in design, and sometimes other crap. My name is Beth Dean and I'm a web designer from Cleveland Ohio. I work for Progressive Insurance as a UX Developer. Tue, 22 May 2012 00:25:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Laura Godfrey http://resistmedia.net/blog/2008/01/10/637/#comment-130445 Laura Godfrey Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:10:47 +0000 http://resistmedia.net/blog/2008/01/10/637/#comment-130445 I completely agree with the blog - "About forms: messing up the interface". Too much input can be as negative as having none at all. With so many different opinions, it's hard to know how much is overkill. Designing a contact form as mentioned - this is a prime example of how a design can start off as something extremely simple but then is modified to suit the needs of another and so on. As a designer, I feel this happens on a regular basis. You can have no outside influences and have a very simplified design which is lacking certain elements, but then you can also have a website design that has been over-designed til it's not even worth showing to a client. There needs to be a balance in all sorts of the matter. It is important to take into account your target audience and feedback from your colleagues. To achieve a truly unique and innovative design, you must strike up a balance between what is functional and what is too much. I completely agree with the blog - “About forms: messing up the interface”. Too much input can be as negative as having none at all. With so many different opinions, it’s hard to know how much is overkill. Designing a contact form as mentioned - this is a prime example of how a design can start off as something extremely simple but then is modified to suit the needs of another and so on. As a designer, I feel this happens on a regular basis. You can have no outside influences and have a very simplified design which is lacking certain elements, but then you can also have a website design that has been over-designed til it’s not even worth showing to a client.

There needs to be a balance in all sorts of the matter. It is important to take into account your target audience and feedback from your colleagues. To achieve a truly unique and innovative design, you must strike up a balance between what is functional and what is too much.

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