On 07.01.2016 19:35, Michael Siepmann wrote: > On 01/07/2016 03:02 AM, mray wrote: >> On 05.01.2016 21:42, Michael Siepmann wrote: >>> <snip> >> Awesome! >> This looks like something I would fill out without feeling nagged. >> >> You mentioned that making these handouts look not too professional is a >> good idea. This makes sense, but where would you draw the line? What are >> good examples for things that need not to be top quality? > Most things that are presented as "finished" artifacts should look as > professional and high quality as possible in order to convey the quality > and professionalism of the organization. However, when soliciting > feedback, there are two ways in which this doesn't apply in quite the > same way: > > 1. People may feel more comfortable giving honest and constructive > feedback about artifacts that look like drafts or sketches, etc. When > something looks like it has been painstakingly tweaked and polished, > people may hesitate to criticize it out of politeness, imagining that > the people requesting feedback really just hope to be told how great it is. > > 2. The materials for gathering feedback (e.g. these printed handouts) > don't have to look as professional and high quality as most artifacts > because they are clearly temporary in nature, and their primary purpose > is to get input from those giving feedback, so it makes sense for them > to seem focused on that purpose rather than on the purpose of showing > how professional the organization is. They should still be high quality > in the sense of being well laid out, not having typos, etc. They just > don't need to look like a glossy brochure type of thing. > > Does that make the distinction clearer? >
Yes and no. I think the distinction is clear I guess I'm just curious if you have some hints on how to professionally make things look unprofessional. Since good usability *is* an important aspect of a "professional" or "high quality" it narrows the options down pretty much. Maybe crumple the papers after printing them? Or printing them with slightly weird rotated offsets? It does not matters much, but it is just rare and interesting to have this kind of goal.
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