Typing noise. Letters. Words... something's up...
Yes, I'm alive!
My last blog post has been a while. I'd have loved to be able to say that I was so busy that every effort of stealing a fraction of a minute to quickly write together a post were all but a luckless effort. Or that my clients dragged me into a dark, scary, empty room, shut the door, and condemned me to keep the silence forevermore!
Alas, none of that happened.
I neglected to write anything for no other reason than not finding a reason to write. I concentrated on working on my clients' projects, successfully neglecting and blissfully ignoring everything else.
I am, of course, still working on my clients' projects. However, a designer's life comprises more than working for others, day in, day out. While a priority, I've realised that I tire much quicker when a day's ritual is entirely void of diversion and there's no room left to train the mind and explore ideas that are not bound to a deadline.
And I have ideas. I have plenty ideas. Even some good ones. And now is the time to no longer be my own worst critique, and just put myself out there and write, no matter how futile, horrible, or good.
I've evolved. I've been gradually and consistently honing my skills. I've garnered insights to complex matters that have altered - and dare I say bettered - my view on designing for the web.
These are exciting times to be in the industry. The tasks of a web designer are getting more convoluted, intricated by the day. And, at the same time, the web is getting quite a bit more flexible. It's the electrifying beauty of the insanely fast-paced progression that's prompted me to hop back onto the blogosphere - not that I've ever been part of it - and write about all the things that inspire, astound, irritate, and energize me, and - if I'm lucky - you too.
