\u201cI\u2019ve never seen any place designed the way I\u2019d design one.\u00a0 Maybe I\u2019ll do that someday.\u201d (Doctorow 297)<\/p>\n
What would happen if everyone designed their own surroundings? \u00a0Design is something that takes a lot of thought and understanding of the object being designed. \u00a0Many people feel at some point in time that what’s in front of them is severely flawed and that they could do it better. \u00a0I believe that a designer’s expertise is essential to functionality and actually bringing something into being, but it is very important for a designer to understand how someone might want to use what they make and how to make it jive with the user. \u00a0The example in my head while I write this is the “my.evergreen.edu” page. \u00a0I find it to be far from straight forward or navigable. \u00a0The only reason I get use out of it now is because I have been instructed in specific ways to use it (which links to click). \u00a0While becoming familiar with this page I really felt I could have designed a better layout. \u00a0However, I know nothing about web design, so I believe my input would be most useful alongside an expert, rather than just on its own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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