Mostly so called "Design Leaders" "mentors" are always spewing gyaan in my office, LinkedIn, social media but actually fail to implement those stuff. Every other week we have this call where designers are supposed to talk about a topic and every designer comes with such complex presentations, use big words as if they are saving the world or something. They unnecessarily complicate such simple topics and then go on to call themselves designers 🤡
I could say the same about coders and engineers. All jargon all the time. It's always possible to use easier language to explain stuff to non coders.
At least who kuch tangible produce karte hai which is not easy to make . Designers waale act like they are geniuses like Picasso even when most of their work can be copied thru online templates. Not possible to do the same for code and technical architecture
If it were that easy to copy stuff through online templates, people would be doing that and not hiring designers for it lol
PS: I'm a designer and I said all that as a designer. Come at me CRED fanbois. Also I'm not at Capgemini. Burner account
We have to justify our high salaries buddy 😉
But on a serious note, design is very subjective and every Top Dick and Harry will have a say about things. Product designers are ideally solving for end users but also have to keep stakeholders happy (tech and product leadership). On top of that there is pressure to finish things fast even though scope is not defined. If we are able to convince leadership on designs, we have to convince engineering that the solution is feasible.
Wrt complex topics during office presentation, it’s important to cover topics others are not aware of. Else people will complain “yeh sab hume bhi aata hai (we already know this topic)”.
I can’t speak for every designer, but this is my pov based on past and present t experience.
Cheers.
Designers go through the most amount of imposter syndrome. Since it's a subjective field to many, a layman person can also comment on their work and give their opinions, which is not true for coders and other jobs. So some designers become defensive about it and start creating walls around themselves. But the really good ones are those that can speak simply about a topic in simple terms.
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