Now think of a time when you felt powerless, weak, and insignificant as a result of something a leader said or did. What specifically did he or she do?
As a designer, I have always heard "oh the design should be easy for you, shouldn't take too much time." "why should I pay that much for a design? There is no actual cost."
Design, it is not like a actual product which people can see the process and the cost, so many people take it as granted. When people see a piece of paper with a logo on it, they only think it is just a patterned paper. Most people don't see how much time a designer take to come up a idea and make it to a design. Designer did spend time, mental strength and physical energy. So I am really disappointed every time when people underestimate design.
My ex-boss was not an art major person, just like anyone else who don't really appreciate design. Every time he assigned me to design something, he always added a sentence at last "i think this is easy for you, shouldn't take too much time, right?" If I took a little bit longer, then he suggested me to copy someone else' design and made a little change to it. I was totally speechless. Every design is unique and creative, and it is worthless to the designer.
In the US or in Europe, design is to be respected, and they attach great importance to creativity and innovation. This is what we all need to work on.!
