Top 10 Reasons Santa is a Great Designer
Here at UI Trends we love Santa about as much as we love design and came up the following list. Please feel free to add any that you think we may have left off.
- 10. Santa knows when people have been naughty or nice.
- 9. Santa’s work transcends language and geography.
- 8. Santa and his team have strong domain knowledge.
- 7. Santa loves his work and doesn’t do it for the money.
- 6. Santa uses specialized tools to get a project done.
- 5. Santa has a fondness for #ff0000 and #ffffff.
- 4. Santa has no problem pulling an all nighter.
- 3. Santa is extremely good at managing very very large lists.
- 2. Santa listens attentively and understands what people really want instead of what they say they want.
- 1. Santa works well under pressure and seemingly impossible deadlines.
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Dec 21, 2009
12:28 pm
When Santa laughs, he says:
catherine
Dec 21, 2009
12:28 pm
11. Santa is a great boss. He treats his Elves and Reindeer with respect and appreciation, even if they are consultants.
Russell Wilson
Dec 21, 2009
12:30 pm
Dammit! My ordered list above rendered (instead of showing the html)… :-)
Bryan
Dec 21, 2009
12:30 pm
11. Santa has an eidetic memory
12. Santa has a profound sense of perspective
13. Santa has a 100% success rate delivering on time (spanning several centuries)
14. Santa has cross-cultural leadership skills, in directing different races (elves) to achieve his design vision (for toys) and different species (flying reindeer) in getting his product to market at the most receptive possible entry point for user consumption (Christmas Day)
Dan Zollman
Dec 21, 2009
12:37 pm
Santa meets individual users’ needs in a highly fragmented market.
Kevin Monahan
Dec 21, 2009
12:43 pm
11) He doesn’t always give you what you ask for but he always gives you what you need.
Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah to all! :)
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Dec 21, 2009
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Jasha
Dec 21, 2009
1:14 pm
Ok guys, i guess you’re spending too much time on the computer. I’ve a news for you: SANTA IS NOT A DESIGNER, nor he knows how to use photoshop. i swear, i know him.
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Dec 28, 2009
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Dec 30, 2009
1:48 pm
Ho ho ho… nice Santa reasons ;)
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Dec 30, 2009
3:33 pm
Santa doesn’t come cheap and is always tied up around the busy december
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