I wish I could get more of a focus in my working life. I’ve got some web design projects I want to get on with, but can’t decide which to get on with properly. I start one, then decide I want to do something else for a while, then I find some interesting web page to read, then it’s time to eat or do some housework, then B wants me for something, then it’s time to go out shopping, then it’s time to sit down with the paper and a cup of tea……
And nothing really gets done. Of course, if I had some paid work to do, a deadline to work to, it would be different. It’s hard for me to work steadily without a motivation, without structure, without feedback. At the moment, all I’m doing is faffing……
Well, not altogether. I’m reading up a lot on web design, particularly the aesthetics and theory of it, like this article:
Designing a great website that delivers the right message means that we have to look into the colors, typography, imagery, information architecture, information design, usability, accessibility, resolution on different screens and browser compatibility. All of these factor into how a user sees our creation and forms their opinion of it.
And there’s plenty more like that for me to read and digest. Underneath all the faffing, I think I’m finding my way to being a designer.