I was reminded this morning how important it is to think about my words.

Andy Rutledge - Male Designer is one of my absolute favorite blogs to read. But this morning, his post ”How Well Do You Understand Design?” has got me all riled up. I’ve taken a moment to have my morning coffee, to make sure I haven’t just woken up on the wrong side of the bed. But it’s still irking me. And since Andy doesn’t allow comments on his site, I feel the need to react to it here.

His 17 questions cover a broad range of language, tools and methods designers employ in web design. The problem is that 14 of the questions are fundamentally flawed in that: there is no one right answer, the right answer is not among the multiple choices, or that the question itself demonstrates a lack of understanding of design principals. His conclusion (on the… ...(more)