9 skills that separate good and great designers

Good designers:

Decorate
Believe “less” is more
Fix problems
Are inspired within a genre
Macrodesign
Treat text as content
Use good typefaces
Code for one instance
Redesign

Great designers:

Communicate
Believe “less” and “more” co-exist
Prevent problems
Are inspired by their total environment
Microdesign
Treat text as UI
Use good typography
Code for many instances
Realign

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