Comments on: Nurturing the creative webdesigner within http://www.webdesignlessons.com/nurturing-the-creative-webdesigner-within/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:37:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rob Stathem http://www.webdesignlessons.com/nurturing-the-creative-webdesigner-within/#comment-1231 Rob Stathem Thu, 28 May 2009 07:11:34 +0000 http://www.webdesignlessons.com/?p=69#comment-1231 This is GREAT feedback! The thing I find helpful to find the most creative solution is to build a few different website layouts in Photoshop (keyword being different). It happened that way with my portfolio site. I was experiencing a bit of that block that you were talking about...but having several different designs allowed me to take a step back and pick out elements that I really liked with each template. From that point, I was able to choose the best template to code. For me, it is MUCH more easier to design when I have extra time. Often when we design, we are pushed to the max. Clients want this and that...and they want it yesterday! The problem with this is that it if we're rushed, the design comes off rushed and not as professional! Although, some people design well under intense pressure...it's not a very healthy way to design in my opinion!Design doesn't just happen in seconds--these things take time. -Rob This is GREAT feedback! The thing I find helpful to find the most creative solution is to build a few different website layouts in Photoshop (keyword being different). It happened that way with my portfolio site. I was experiencing a bit of that block that you were talking about…but having several different designs allowed me to take a step back and pick out elements that I really liked with each template. From that point, I was able to choose the best template to code.

For me, it is MUCH more easier to design when I have extra time. Often when we design, we are pushed to the max. Clients want this and that…and they want it yesterday! The problem with this is that it if we’re rushed, the design comes off rushed and not as professional! Although, some people design well under intense pressure…it’s not a very healthy way to design in my opinion!Design doesn’t just happen in seconds–these things take time.

-Rob

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