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Sep 05 2009
Treating yourself like a client
Here’s a smart article by Simon Collision, the Creative Director of Erskine Design, on the subject of the recent redesign of their own website.
What rang loudest for me was when they mentioned treating this internal project as though it were a client project. It’s precisely the sort of advice I would give to a designer or illustrator, and it’s precisely the advice I’ve ignored while redoing my own site. And by “redoing” I mean “it’s been about a year and I’m still at it because I keep letting other projects and stuff get in the way.” Nice.
Simon writes:
Internal projects drift—we all know it. Client deadlines take precedence, so we ran this as a client project. We designated a proven project manager, a design lead, development assistants, and someone who ensured we covered the legal angle. We ran everything in Basecamp and Backpack. The project was on the agenda for our weekly meetings. The core team reported to the whole team, and took the flack for project slippage.
Go read it. I have work to do.
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