# Polishing designs

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/polishing-designs/165687>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [October 13, 2005, 6:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/polishing-designs/165687 "2005-10-13T06:38:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![iLikePie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/85f322/32.png) [@iLikePie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iLikePie)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 6:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/polishing-designs/165687/1 "2005-10-13T06:38:16Z")

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hey,

I often seem to have the problem that I can competently make a design, but it just never looks professional enough… as if i’m missing some of the tiny details that give it that real kick.

I’m a very detailed person (i.e i spend a long time fixing details and care about them) and i know how to use software competently, but it’s like i just don’t know what to add to make my stuff look polished and complete.

anyone else experience this, or how do you combat it? There seems to be a big difference between making a design which works in theory, and knowing what to change/add/remove to make it look pro, and i’m not sure you can just learn how to do that.

- stu