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1/12
My analogy for the flak dribbble designs get as opposed to production ready design is akin to freestyling and songwriting.
I'll do a short unnecessary thread. https://twitter.com/iamharaldur/status/1298393672770363392
My analogy for the flak dribbble designs get as opposed to production ready design is akin to freestyling and songwriting.
I'll do a short unnecessary thread. https://twitter.com/iamharaldur/status/1298393672770363392
2/12
Very few rappers can freestyle (at least properly), but I've noticed it's usually the ones that can't that are very quick to remind you of how pointless a skill it is.
Now, while songwriting is a lot more technical, this doesn't mean freestyling is easy. Far from it.
Very few rappers can freestyle (at least properly), but I've noticed it's usually the ones that can't that are very quick to remind you of how pointless a skill it is.
Now, while songwriting is a lot more technical, this doesn't mean freestyling is easy. Far from it.
3/12
Rappers that can freestyle are loved in the court of public opinion, but all this love hardly amounts to anything financially (and that's what life is about, right?).
But part of what makes freestyling so captivating is the fact that it shows us how fast a rapper can think.
Rappers that can freestyle are loved in the court of public opinion, but all this love hardly amounts to anything financially (and that's what life is about, right?).
But part of what makes freestyling so captivating is the fact that it shows us how fast a rapper can think.
4/12
How they paint with words on the spot with such ease, and their understanding of fundamentals like rhyming, cadence, metaphors, content and all the tropes of an entertaining verse
Now you would ask that if they know all this stuff, why are most freestylers bad songwriters?
How they paint with words on the spot with such ease, and their understanding of fundamentals like rhyming, cadence, metaphors, content and all the tropes of an entertaining verse
Now you would ask that if they know all this stuff, why are most freestylers bad songwriters?
5/12
Songwriting isn't easy.
The first reason is preparation bias; if my friend @prosquid was asked to take an NBA playoff free throw and he gives an unsuspecting fan a concussion instead, he'll get less flak than a professional who makes the same mistake.
Songwriting isn't easy.
The first reason is preparation bias; if my friend @prosquid was asked to take an NBA playoff free throw and he gives an unsuspecting fan a concussion instead, he'll get less flak than a professional who makes the same mistake.
6/12
This is largely because he has had less time to prepare than the professional player has (he also has a height disadvantage, but that's another story).
Same thing with freestylers, when they have a mediocre line or 2, people give them a pass because it's "on the spot".
This is largely because he has had less time to prepare than the professional player has (he also has a height disadvantage, but that's another story).
Same thing with freestylers, when they have a mediocre line or 2, people give them a pass because it's "on the spot".
7/12
Songs usually don't get this pass, because you had time to fix it.
The second thing about songwriting is that fact that a lot of thought goes into it, this normally means you'd try to strive for perfection and might end up overthinking that one line or the next.
Songs usually don't get this pass, because you had time to fix it.
The second thing about songwriting is that fact that a lot of thought goes into it, this normally means you'd try to strive for perfection and might end up overthinking that one line or the next.
8/12
A song you could've written in a few weeks turns into months of work with 16 contributors (e.g anything by Kanye West).
I freestyled thus thread in my head bedo5 writing and it was much shorter then, now look at me, on my 8th tweet. So how is all this similar to design?
A song you could've written in a few weeks turns into months of work with 16 contributors (e.g anything by Kanye West).
I freestyled thus thread in my head bedo5 writing and it was much shorter then, now look at me, on my 8th tweet. So how is all this similar to design?
9/12
Freestyling is healthy for rap, as it builds and rewards creativity and the true essence of hiphop culture.
Spending time on a "pointless" dribble shot is also good for design, as it speaks to any true creators first instinct... To create (without holding back).
Freestyling is healthy for rap, as it builds and rewards creativity and the true essence of hiphop culture.
Spending time on a "pointless" dribble shot is also good for design, as it speaks to any true creators first instinct... To create (without holding back).
10/12
The things that come together to make a like-worthy shot; exciting colours, motion, curves, hierarchy, beautiful fonts and all the fancy things your boss won't let you do, are the reasons a lot of people started designing.
I'd like to believe it's healthy to indulge.
The things that come together to make a like-worthy shot; exciting colours, motion, curves, hierarchy, beautiful fonts and all the fancy things your boss won't let you do, are the reasons a lot of people started designing.
I'd like to believe it's healthy to indulge.
11/12
But at the end of the day, design is NOT art and we're professionals, while putting stuff on dribbble isn't "dumb", it should be done in moderation to keep creativity fresh and alive.
Production ready design should be driven by reason, questions & data and many know this
But at the end of the day, design is NOT art and we're professionals, while putting stuff on dribbble isn't "dumb", it should be done in moderation to keep creativity fresh and alive.
Production ready design should be driven by reason, questions & data and many know this
12/12
Finally, as a designer if you're a better "songwriter" than a "freestyler", there is no need to clown the freestylers.
Some learn how to freestyle by writing, some learn how to write by freestyling, and we're all on a journey to get better and people have different goals.
Finally, as a designer if you're a better "songwriter" than a "freestyler", there is no need to clown the freestylers.
Some learn how to freestyle by writing, some learn how to write by freestyling, and we're all on a journey to get better and people have different goals.
