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Critiques are part of the

aluminum — Wed, 5 Sep 2007 06:29:29 -0700

Critiques are part of the design process. The best design (IMHO) is usually accomplished when you can get feedback from other fellow graphic designers.

So, as soon as you are ready to accept critiques, post’em!

Sometimes I’m hestitant to

Quincunx — Tue, 4 Sep 2007 15:53:54 -0700

Sometimes I’m hestitant to put my work up for genuine critique as well. I do it all the time of course , because critique is too valuable to ignore. (Although I haven’t posted much on Typophile directly too often, my work is available on my website/flickr page and so on).

But I overthink it too, most of the times...

I’ve always been a ’let

fontplayer — Tue, 4 Sep 2007 15:06:10 -0700

I’ve always been a ’let ’er rip’ kind of person. Sometimes this works. Other times the results are not what I expected. Your mileage may vary.

I’m just wondering if

metalfoot — Tue, 4 Sep 2007 14:52:06 -0700

I’m just wondering if it’s better to let fly with the incompetence early on and get it cleared up or wait till later and then suffer more, I suppose...!

Some people don’t take

fontplayer — Tue, 4 Sep 2007 14:49:47 -0700

Some people don’t take criticism well, so it depends on your attutude. Sometimes it helps to have thick skin.

metalfoot, I think that if

Ricardo Cordoba — Tue, 4 Sep 2007 14:46:53 -0700

metalfoot, I think that if you feel something is ready for a critique, then go for it. I tend to overthink things, too! :-)

Just an idle query I didn't want to muck up the boards with.

metalfoot — Tue, 4 Sep 2007 14:34:44 -0700

[Blather on] At what point should the amateur designer, that is, me, start to display his work for critique? I've got very rudimentary outlines going and a usable, if not pretty, font started. How much self-woodshedding should I undertake before allowing my precious creation into the realm of critique? (Or am I just overanalyzing this and should get over it already and post the blasted thing...) [Blather off]