My professor said to never use more than two focal points in a design, but my final collection had four and it got picked up by a boutique in Seattle.

Fiona Webb · 2026-04-02T06:05:08.424284+00:00

He called it 'visual noise' during my sophomore critique... but the layered textures and bold color blocking are exactly what the buyer said made the line stand out. Anyone else been told to simplify something that actually worked better complex?

grayw324mo ago

Professor's don't sign paychecks, boutiques do.

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jessefoster6mo ago

That Seattle boutique sale proves your complex design worked, lol.

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harperjackson6mo ago

Wait, is this really about the rule or just proving your professor wrong? Sometimes things sell because they're different, not because they broke a design rule. Maybe your collection was just an exception.

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