The Role of Templates in Design Tooling

"I think it's stifling a little bit of creativity and I think it's less likely that you're going to really push the boundaries or explore further when you're kind of like relying on what's already kind of been laid out in front of you," says designer. "Some people see the template as the finished product rather than the starting point  or don't take the time to understand why the pieces of this template do work for the problem that you're solving", he adds. "[Templates] can focus more on the design decisions and like the strategy behind why you're making certain choices but I agree with you that not everybody does."