>>Recommend any methodologies? I kinda forgot what
>>design is.
>
>I noticed you didn't put the word 'good' before
>'methodologies'. What I tend to (am forced to) do
>around here is get an idea what the company wants,
>make a series of educated guesses to put an app
>together. Then what happens is I show it to them,
>they make superficial changes (color, screen
>arrangement, etc.) and I think I did a great job
>at "self-speccing". Then, 2 weeks before release,
>they suddenly notice a bunch of design issues that
>require immediate attention. It's mostly politics,
>though. In all fairness, it is getinmg better, I
>guess all my complaining is finally paying off!
>The IS department used to have only 2 people, now
>we have a fuller staff to manage expectations and
>scope-creep, so things are looking up....
>
>Scot.

I know I always say this, but the next time I build an app I want to try and concentrate MORE on the design. I do design alot more than I complain, but it wouldn't hurt my boss to let me go to the Bahamas and relax on the beach while I design would it?