The Benefits of Slow Design?

I have to agree that at times rushed timelines for complex projects lead to frustrations and stress, but from my personal experience (and others that I’ve worked along side) a lot of my best work has come from aggressive timelines.  There is nothing like a fast approaching deadline that forces you to start making decisions and stop second guessing your creative methods.  In fact I have found that “slow design” tends to allow for too much time to contemplate, find inspiration, critique, adjust, and procrastinate.

The one situation where I believe aggressive timelines will produce frustration and poor work is when you allow or work in an environment where every project is a rush.  Once the burn-out kicks in it is near impossible to produce quality work quickly.

Act fast. Create. Launch.

What are your thoughts?  Do you believe “slow design” generally produces better work?

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  1. whitelie-allies answered: I think sometimes it depends on the project… On our mood.
  2. jahe reblogged this from jonathanmoore
  3. jahe answered: i agree very much!
  4. septemberdancin answered: yes. ever since highschool I would procrastinate just to have that fast deadline. It helps maximize time for what I really want to do instead
  5. enterprisedrm answered: slow and steady wins the race, fast design means a lot of compromises along the way which impact quality.
  6. r00ts answered: I agree, my best work comes from working under aggressive timelines. However I think it’s important to take some personal time after
  7. sushimoves answered: well… it depends. :D
  8. ericfear answered: I believe I produce better work in a fast paced mind set, doing the work while your in the right mind set and inspiration works best for me.
  9. prusso reblogged this from jonathanmoore and added:
    the design process....a handful of projects I am working on
  10. caltd answered: Generally speaking, not necessarily - I prefer solid (concise rather than short or long) timelines with adequate, not generous, deadlines.
  11. prusso answered: Totally agree, every project I don’t have a timeline on gets diluted and tweeked till I am sick of it.
  12. evanader answered: i think it’s just the normal phase. starting as a “slow designer” will turn into a quick designer. comes from experience i guess. :)
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