Navigating Creative Gravity, Ep. 7: The Signal and the Noise

The more experience you gain, the more feedback you receive.

And not all of it is a clear transmission.

Some of it’s useful.

Some of it’s confusing.

Some of it is “Can we make it more intuitive, but with edge?” — which, honestly, could mean anything.

That’s the noise.

The hard part isn’t hearing feedback.

It’s learning what to tune into and what to quietly phase out before your mental comms panel starts blinking red.

Designers at every level need internal filters. Not to block input, but to decode it.

To avoid static interference, try this:

📡 Ask what problem the feedback is actually trying to solve

📡 Separate stylistic preference from real usability concerns

📡 Look for repeat signals across users, not just the loudest voice in the room

📡 Stay curious, even when the message arrives scrambled

Tuning the signal takes time.

But once you’re calibrated, you stop reacting and start navigating. Read this on LinkedIn