MyNotes - 10 Tips on how to think like a designer
Source: The Perfect 10 via the Hubble Telescope
As I was reading this, I couldn’t help but consider how I’m going about justifying certain actions. Am I really practicing these tips? The short answer is NO in some recent projects, so I’m going to back up and reflect on how I can use these tips to improve my own practice.
I’m reminded of the importance in writing to trim your narrative down to only the essentials that carry the story forward.
[Presentation Zen: 10 Tips on how to think like a designer](http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2009/08/10-tips-on-how-to-think-like-a-designer.html)-
what, if anything, can...teachers, students...learn from designers and from thinking like a designer?
- Below are **10 things** (plus a bonus tip) that I have learned over the years from designers, things that designers do or know that the rest of us can benefit from.
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**Embrace constrains.**
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**Practice restraint.**
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Adopt the beginner's mind.
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**Check your ego at the door.**
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Focus on the experience of the design
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**Become a master storyteller.** Practice illustrating the significance of solutions both verbally and visually. Start with the general, zoom in to the detail, pull out again to remind us of the theme or key concept, then zoom back in to illuminate more of the detail.
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**Think communication not decoration.**
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**Obsess about ideas not tools.**
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Clarify your intention
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Sharpen your vision & curiosity and learn from the lessons around you
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Learn all the "rules" and know when and why to break them
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