I was sketching a jacket for 6 months before I saw the real problem

Kept adding more pockets, zippers, even a weird hood shape, thinking it needed more 'features'. Then my friend flat out said 'Joel, who is this for, a spy or a person?' That hit hard. I was designing a costume, not clothes someone would actually wear to the store. How do you pull back from over-designing something?

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averywright1mo ago

Start by asking who would actually use the thing you're making. Keep a photo of a normal person using a normal version of it nearby while you work, it helps. The goal is to make stuff people use, not just look at.

holly_price1mo ago

Totally read a blog post that said the same thing.