The Ten Habits of Highly Successful Board Designers  Sometimes, an OK answer NOW is better than a good answer late. As a designer, you have to make decisions all the time, and may not be in a position to do the analysis you should or even want to. But the board still has to ship. A short term solution is to develop a set of good design habits that design signal integrity problems out of your product right at the beginning. Here are ten habits you should consider adopting.