7 Things Designer Can Learn From Girls
Nikunj Tamboli
There are many things everybody can learn from girls, including designers. Whenever we see girls the things we first notice about them is how well she is dressed & how particular they are about in whatever they do. This led me to a thought that what it takes making these girls so perfect & being a designer myself how can I learn things from girls & implement them in my design.
So I had chat with some girls from which I came to know following points that designer can always follow & learn from girls.
1. Time Management
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In comparison to guys, gals are very scheduled in everything they do, they have fix time for various task they perform whole day. Designer can learn time management from girls as whenever designer get involved in any project they don’t track time and end up giving more time than usual in their work, which make them less efficient & unproductive. On other hand girls plan their day in advance, they have their own to-do list which they follow very strictly.Many designer face similar problem of spending huge amount of time on recreational web surfing as searching for inspiration for their work, they should limit this time & should remain focus with their work rather than getting distracted.
2. Experimentation
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Girls are always experimenting with their look, closet, hair & many other things. In one way or the other they try out things in different ways. By experimenting they keep themselves look fabulous always. Lady Gaga is a good example of getting success with experimenting different looks. In the same way designers also need to experiment with their design rather than just sticking with same methods. Experimentation is very important as people are now open to new ideas & concepts.
3. Color Theory
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Girls are particular about their clothes, make-up, accessories, shoes, etc. When you see a girl perfectly dressed, you can easily notice different colors they are wearing, being a designer you can easily find out that they are really good at color combination & patterns. They perfectly wear different colors all around them & carry them off with style. So as a designer you can always look upon girls for inspiration, where you will get lots of idea about color schemes, color palettes & patterns, which you can implement in your next design project.
4. Socializing
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Girls easily adjust themselves in new environment, it’s all because they are very talkative in nature & are great social animals. As they make new friends easily & quickly, it all start with a “hi” which ends up creating friends. In design community socializing is really important & designer can always learn a thing or two from girls about socializing.
5. Organization
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If you have seen a girls wardrobe you would definitely understand what I mean by learning organization from girls. There are tonnes of things in their room like 100′s of handbags, 1000s of shoes & the list never ends. But whenever they want anything they have quick access to it without loosing anytime. In the same way designer always have huge digital data in their computer which needs to be organized all the time.
6. Bargaining
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Bargaining does not always involve money, but its a kind of negotiation. Girls are really good at negotiating in every kind of situations like shopping, winning in conversation with guys, etc. On other hand designer can use this technique of bargaining with their clients or boss about their design where they can save lots of effort without compromising on creativity.
7. Creativity
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I am not wrong if I say Girls are most creative creature on the planet, most of the people will agree with this. Girls don’t like things to be simple they always want something to be added & do things different so they can get noticed. Even designers need to be creative with their work, which will give them an edge over others that will give them a good recognition.
Whenever as a designer you feel low on inspiration & ideas I suggest have a good look at girls & ask them for suggestion, you will definitely get lots of good ideas that will help you get a boost in your creativity.
Please Comment & Share your thoughts.
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Benn Wolfe
Posted 761 days ago 27Wow, awesome article chock-full of nearly worthless stereotypes. As an avid reader of 1stwebdesigner I am appalled that this was ever published.
Can’t wait for next week’s “7 Things Designer’s Can Learn From Jews.” If this was a joke, it was neither funny nor well-crafted.
Maidstone
Posted 761 days ago 26what? This is truly the most blatant stereotypical article, I know girls that are designers too they don’t all just shop for pretty things, multi-task and manage time well… catch up pal
media designer
Posted 761 days ago 25Are you trying to gain readers with this garbage? I know women who are not any of the things you mention, and men who are all of the above.
There is no excuse for sexism.
blackgown
Posted 761 days ago 24Well, its weird theory. But u are right that from girl we can learn something, something beautiful..
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M.R.
Posted 761 days ago 23Please correct your signature…I’m guessing you wanted to say amateur not armature.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armature
AM
Posted 761 days ago 22Wow, what an astonishingly sexist and poorly written article! I have no idea where you live but here in the Western world there are at least as many female designers as male designers (oftentimes more). I can’t believe this was published on a design site, I am unsubscribing immediately.
Branden
Posted 761 days ago 21You people are ridiculous. He is speaking about the majority of girls. Sure I can name dirty, un-organized, terrible dressing females myself too but he is obviously speaking about females who actually have pride in the way they dress / carry themselves appreciates their clothes and jewels so they keep them organized / on time and understand that in order to be successful these steps are nescessary.
I’m not saying that there aren’t guys like this because I am like this but it is more likely to find a girl with these traits than a guy. You all are taking this too critical and trying to compare it to just the girls and guys you know. Think about the ideal role of a male and the ideal role of a female…it is exactly how it is described above.
Good Article. I got the message.
Aisha
Posted 761 days ago 20really outstanding collection..amazing list..keep it up!
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Nikunj Tamboli
Posted 761 days ago 19Thanks for such a wonderful response, Keep them coming.
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Tess@viuu.co.uk
Posted 761 days ago 16Hi,
Really nice article and some really truthful observations and I’m not just saying this because I am a girl ;)
Again really interesting.
Feel free to check out our website http://viuu.co.uk ::: made by a girl by the way ;) :::
Von Shakalon
Posted 761 days ago 15I don’t think we know the same kind of girls, you and I. Also, please improve your english.
blkbtrfli
Posted 761 days ago 14thats assuming that the designer isnt a girl already?!
Paul Murray
Posted 761 days ago 13An interesting theory, though I don’t agree so much with the first case. From personal experience women are the WORST for time-keeping, particularly when waiting for them to get ready to go out. At least, my girlfriend is :D
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miche
Posted 761 days ago 12If girls do all these things naturally – does that make them better designers!?
Matt Pritchett
Posted 761 days ago 11Nikunj,
Great article! I’m glad someone else has noticed this! I actually watch my fiance all the time and get color schemes, patterns, and ideas from what she wears/pairs together on different days. She truly is an incredible inspiration in my freelancing journey!
Nikunj Tamboli
Posted 761 days ago 17Ya, Matt I agree to you completely. Girls are an inspiration in one way or the other.
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Firebrat
Posted 761 days ago 10This post is ridiculously sexist.
dave
Posted 761 days ago 9I know plenty of girls and guys who both have and lack all of the above qualities in equal measure
Nick
Posted 761 days ago 8“If you have seen a girls wardrobe you would definitely understand what I mean by learning organization from girls”
Please tell me this entire article is a joke? Thanks for wasting 3 mins of my life.
Tom Bradshaw - Website Design
Posted 761 days ago 7Can see the logic behind this bit couldnt stop laughing at the rediculous statements about clothes, makeup and handbags. Anyway computer engineers don’t talk to girls anyway! ;)
Aidan
Posted 761 days ago 6Well, I believed Nikunj has such a good perception on the girls out there. I don’t think we should relate all these characteristic to only girls. I have male friends whom are even better at bargaining, socializing, organizing etc than our female counterparts. Not to mention, some of the most creative people are guy too.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Nikunj Tamboli
Posted 761 days ago 18Ya Aidan, I agree some males are better then girls, but majority are girls who are very precise about all this.
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binomsc
Posted 761 days ago 5A nice read, thanks.
However, I am not sure about if this suits for girls in general or at least the majority. The girls (or females) I know do not really fit to #1 and #5. Have you ever looked into the handbag of a lady? ;-)
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TK of Sweden
Posted 761 days ago 4I find this article very interesting in several ways. As a metrosexual I feel that you could just as well have changed the word “girls” to my name in the above text. Especially for the first 3 headlines.
I also can’t help woundering if maybe one is in the wrong line of work if they need to look at girls to become better designers. To me this is a question of personality and interests rather than gender.
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Mary
Posted 761 days ago 3WTF! Some designers are girls you know!
Carine
Posted 761 days ago 2What a cute tutorial. Love it! :)
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Federica Sibella
Posted 761 days ago 1Hi!
Thank you for the nice reading.
We are a very little web agency made by a woman and a man and the woman part completely agrees with you ;-)
Let me say that the male counterpart sometimes is good to stop the excess of creativity and get me to code and get things done :-)