“While there wasn’t one personality that was most popular, results showed a strong level of Intuition and Judging among the group. I don’t believe that having strong Sensing and Perceiving traits necessarily rules out one’s ability to be a talented designer. However, someone with these traits should be aware of these as key differences when working with other designers around them.”
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This reminded me of a conversation I’ve had quite a few time ago with a bunch of ubisoft game developers. They had such a strong vision of personality types, they’d organized the work in function of each person results to the test. Meaning if they were a P they wouldn’t work with a J. Interestingly enough, they were all quite on the maniac side (meaning thinking/organization kind). Anyway, I do wonder if this really do influence our work.

Did you take the test? What are your results?

I’m INTJ… \o/

“I’m a believer in what I like to call “hardcore” design. This is design focused on results. It can employ any of a multitude of treatments. It’s not personal in nature, unless this is in fact necessary. Hardcore design is driven by insight, strategy and purpose.”

Eric Karjaluoto in Fuck Style

It seems to me that when you deliberately reclaim yourself of Hardcore design, people always find a way to spit at you. Eric really makes a point there and I definitely thank him for that.
We’re not here to make things pretty, nor stylish for the sake of it. We’re here to serve a purpose and function — the client’s.
Aesthetics play a role, and so do grids, visual culture, type knowledge, balance, contrast and the like.
Not trends. Not glossy effects. Not flourishes.
This is graphic design.

OMG.

Via ChangeOrder.So true, isn’t it? (Psstt, it seems that I’m able to post again. Procrastination is flying away. Reason why? I’ve got a Project with a capital P. The kind that make you think about yourself a bit more.)