I had the pleasure of putting together a guest post for a great person on a great website. As this was my first foray into the world of guest posting I had put a lot of pressure on myself to come up with a top-notch topic that people would enjoy reading (and hopefully wanting to read more by me and come to my website or blog). But in the end I realized that the simplest approach was to stop complicating the issue, relax, focus and let whatever happen happen.
And so, my long and complicated original idea for a post was replaced by a moment of clarity which bore fruit to Color Scheming For Designers. The post is a discussion of the importance of colour in web design, as well as a list of my favourite colour resource websites.
I welcome everyone to head on over to http://styl.eti.me and read not only my post but all the other great ones that are there as well.
I just wanted to wish everyone out there all the best over the holidays as well as a very prosperous and joy filled 2009.
Take care,
Jonesy
They say “if you fail to plan, plan to fail” but by that statement’s own logic if I plan to fail then I am not failing to plan.
Just thinking out loud. =)
There are so many css design gallery websites showcasing what is considered beautiful design and as a web designer all of these sites are great things to have. They are wonderful for inspiration purposes, for learning, and just for plain old admiration of a fellow designers skillset and vision. They are wonderful resources and I find myself going back to them time and time again.
The other day as I was going over one of these sites it got me thinking (I know I know, dangerous territory that thinking stuff), I have submitted to a few of them here and there but have yet to have any of my work showcased. The rejection comes hard at first, but as soon as I punch my ego in the throat and push it out the window I am able to deal with it in a more effective and pleasant manner. A reaction based on ego would be “oh my god, those jerks, why won’t they showcase my work, is it that bad, I thought it was good, would I have clients if my stuff wasn’t good, just because mine doesn’t look like everybody else’s should I be penalized and ostracized like that, this is horrible, maybe I shouldn’t be a web designer, what am I going to do, those jerks, geez” and so on and so on. Ego is wonderful isn’t it? Yikes.
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