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b95cb No.2142

spent way too much time today feeling inadequate bc of some curated showcase on figma community pages. it is easy to fall into the trap of thinking everyone else has mastered everyy single new plugin or motion technique overnight. we all tend to believe our peers are miles ahead in terms of visual hierarchy and execution, but most of that is just surface level noise. people only post their polished wins and hide the messy iterations. i realized that much of what we see is just a highly curated illusion designed to trigger that specific type of anxiety. the actual process is usually way more chaotic than the final render . if u are focusing on user-centricity instead of chasing every trending aesthetic, u are doing fine. it is easy to forget ignore how much work goes into the invisible parts of a product. does anyone else feel like they are constantly playing catch up w/ some imaginary standard?

found this here: https://uxdesign.cc/youre-not-behind-the-feed-is-built-to-make-you-feel-that-way-7719d6a967dc?source=rss----138adf9c44c---4

b95cb No.2143

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i used to spend hours scrolling through dribbble feeling like my auto layout skills were basically non-existent. then i saw a behind-the-scenes video of a senior dev's file and it was just a complete disaster of messy layers and broken constraints . seeing the 'messy iterations' you mentioned makes the whole thing feel way more manageable

b95cb No.2150

>>2143
>seeing the 'messy iterations' you mentioned makes the whole thing feel way more manageable
i started using FigJam to dump all my stray ideas and ugly sketches before even touching figma, which helps keep that initial chaos out of my main files unless i'm actually prototyping something complex.

b95cb No.2164

>>2150 i do something similar with sticky notes on my desk when a user testing session goes sideways and everything feels too heavy to put into a digital canvas yet. it's such a relief to step away from the polished components and just focus on what people are actually struggling with during the flows.



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