{"id":6124,"date":"2019-06-19T09:21:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T14:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5bd4f92546.nxcli.net\/?p=6124"},"modified":"2019-06-07T09:22:55","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T14:22:55","slug":"why-its-always-important-to-get-a-second-opinion-on-your-designs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/design-tips\/why-its-always-important-to-get-a-second-opinion-on-your-designs\/","title":{"rendered":"Why It’s Always Important To Get A Second Opinion On Your Designs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Even the best writers work with editors. Even the best developers collaborate with one another to optimize their code. Why should you, as a designer, be so different?
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Whether you\u2019re reaching out to a colleague to hear their thoughts, asking for advice from a mentor, or simply speaking to a friend about something you\u2019ve made, a second opinion can be extremely helpful. Asking for one doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re admitting your work is flawed. It doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019ve done a poor job.
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Rather, it means you\u2019re invested in making your project as perfect as possible.
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Firstly, a fresh set of eyes might see something you\u2019ve missed. No matter how skilled or experienced you are, your opinion of your own work is not impartial. Everyone has blind spots.
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\u201cPeople seem to have no idea how biased they are,\u201d explains Boston University Associate Professor Carey Morewedge<\/a>. \u201cThis susceptibility to the bias blind spot appears to be pervasive, and is unrelated to people’s intelligence, self-esteem, and actual ability to make unbiased judgments and decisions.”
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Morewedge has extensively studied psychological bias as it concerns judgment and decision-making. While his research might not be directly <\/strong>applicable to what we\u2019re discussing here, it does <\/strong>present an important point. We all have our own biases – about politics, about society, and about our own work.
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And often, we are blind to them.
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Maybe you are hypercritical, with a tendency to see design flaws and mistakes where there are none. Maybe you have a habit of making the same minor design mistake on multiple projects without noticing. Maybe there are a few minor improvements that could be made, but you\u2019re not aware of them.
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Either way, someone who knows you (or at least knows your craft) can help you overcome these biases. Plus, if you\u2019re collaborating with someone who works in the same field as you, they might even be able to share some creative input. You might be able to collaborate with them to come up with ideas and concepts you might never have dreamed up on your own.
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As a designer, you have no reason to work in isolation. Art, at its core, is a naturally collaborative medium. There is neither harm nor shame in working with someone else.
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More often than not, you\u2019ll be able to make something together that\u2019s far superior to anything you could make alone.  
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