Wednesday Wisdom – 05/01/2022 – Paula Scher
Wednesday Wisdom – 05/01/2022 – Paula Scher

Wednesday Wisdom – 05/01/2022 – Paula Scher

It’s through mistakes that you actually can grow. You have to get bad in order to get good.

Paula Scher

Designing is an industry that relies on mistakes. This means not only the design mistakes, but the mistakes of people who work in this industry. The problem is that these mistakes are seen as embarrassing or shameful, which makes them difficult to discuss. But there’s a silver lining: it’s through these mistakes that you can grow. You have to get bad in order to get good. By sharing stories of design blunders, it becomes less taboo and more open to discussion. It’s just like how designers should stop being embarrassed about their sketches because they are what gets them better later on down the line. Sharing your experiences with others could help them both learn from your mistake and potentially avoid it themselves.