Comments on: Confessions of a Web Designer

By: Sabrina Dent

Sabrina Dent — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:37:12 +0000

DUDE! That IS fucking awesome because that is totally my color!

By: CAM

CAM — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:18:27 +0000

did you know you’re ranked #1 in Google for 92BD5D?

fucking awesome, i say!

By: sawgrassshack10

sawgrassshack10 — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:38:07 +0000

I’ve found, on a daily basis, that many people have misconceptions, or are totally ignorant about, the process of getting a web site designed. Many of you know what I’m talking about and the rest of you are probably still in the dark. For those of you who already know what I mean, we should get together and write a book someday.

By: Leon

Leon — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:46:58 +0000

Ditto! I’m gonna guess that most web designers are self thought these days and I think it’s a far better approach. You learn what you need to, when you need to. Very Kaizen.

PS – what kind of PJ’s are you wearing!?

By: paul savage

paul savage — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:49:44 +0000

As long as you don’t leave the house in your PJ’s then you are okay Sabrina. When you start to turn up for meetings like that then you need help. :P

As with any freelancer, I’m guess we all go through similar experiences. Working from home has it’s advantages (like not having to get dressed for work) and disadvantages (like not having human contact all day).

I’ve learned alot of my stuff from reading ebooks from places like sitepoint. And through trial and error. There is a danger that you could miss something rather obvious being self thought, but I like to think of it more as my style. ;)

Being a one (wo-)man band means you can play to your own tune.

Paul

By: dahamsta

dahamsta — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:30:19 +0000

Sounds like my life story, with a few exceptions:

– Can’t stand coffee. People just don’t get that.
– Learned SQL the hard way. Joins still terrify me.
– Finally gave in to Photoshop recently cos the Gimp is just too awkward; did love PSP though.
– Not just a Google Reader addict, but a “power user”.

Apple products are for gullible fashion victims, you’re better off. Besides, who’d want a phone that doesn’t actually work properly as a phone? (See previous sentence.)

adam

By: Sabrina Dent

Sabrina Dent — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:17:12 +0000

@Mike: Indeed I did. To give you an idea how long ago this was, ICQ was both new *and* cool – my (now unused) ICQ number is in the 131,1xx range. Vee was utterly generous with her time and an excellent teacher. She was a very talented designer, but has long since disappeared, I assume into an online alter-ego.

By: Mike Haydon

Mike Haydon — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:15:40 +0000

Oh dear! You can’t beat the Irish for humour! I was laughing so hard at your top 10 list. You really learned CSS over IM? Well I’ve seen your handiwork and I think more power to ya for overcoming the lack of coffee roasting talent to produce such fantastic results.

By: Ian Huet

Ian Huet — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:07:44 +0000

he he – its funny cause its all true. Good on you for lifting the lid and exposing the generally normal (not swanky) world of web design/development.

If there was one thing I could add to the list, and I may be wandering off topic a wee bit, it would be that however experienced, practiced or just damn good I get at doing anything it is never finished quickly. Everything takes ages when you exist in a pixel perfect world…

By: James Larkin

James Larkin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:59:01 +0000

Sounds like a post I wanted to write but I’ve yet to get around to. A scary tell all about the reality (or at least my own warped reality) of client work .. stress .. getting paid and oops realising no I didn’t have that all backed up before the thing blew up :D ( backup … that’s a key that takes you to the top of the page isn’t it)