The importance of bigger steps.
One of the most effective strategies when refining the appearance of something is to avoid making small incremental changes. Show confidence and respect for your time and others by making bold moves and taking significant steps forward.
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The Pitfalls of Taking Small Steps
1.) The journey to your destination may take longer than anticipated.
2.) Assessing the progress made since the previous version may pose challenges.
3.) It may convey a sense of uncertainty in your decisions.
Wasted effort. When receiving feedback, such as on color adjustments or artistic elements, consider exceeding the expected changes. Incremental adjustments towards achieving the desired outcome might prolong the review process, potentially requiring multiple iterations.
Overshooting the target allows clearer guidance for your lead, enabling them to blend inputs and determine the optimal direction. This approach demonstrates attentiveness to the core concerns raised.
Incremental changes may inadvertently project insecurity and a need for constant validation, potentially impacting the perceived quality of your work and causing frustration for those providing feedback repeatedly.
The Advantages of Bigger Steps
1.) Implementing more significant changes accelerates your progress towards the median.
2.) It has the potential to spark fresh ideas.
3.) Your efforts will not go unrecognized.
Embracing more dramatic change is the quickest path to reaching your end goal. Numerous tech companies swear by the mantra of moving fast and breaking things. It's wiser to push boundaries than to confine yourself to a slow and overly cautious environment.
Taking big leaps can often lead to new ideas. If you have a scene that has many blue elements, sometimes pushing the blue tones wont be enough to draw your eye where you need it to go. You might choose to go with another color entirely since you’ve already pushed your blue tones as far as they’ll go.
Making a small change, that to you seems reasonable since you are looking at it all the time, can go unnoticed. Having to prove that you adjusted something is an uncomfortable experience.