Start with the verdict. What goes wrong in an appearance design process is rarely the drawing — it is that nobody agreed where one stage ends. The client believes week three buys a 3D model ready to cut steel; we are still arguing about proportions in a sketch.
Source: [Dev.to](https://dev.to/asher_hu_42c5945e09721211/the-appearance-design-process-has-six-gates-not-one-pretty-render-4l2k)