Comments on: The making of a designer http://www.jasonzimdars.com/blog/2009/05/20/the-making-of-a-designer/ Hi. I'm Jason Zimdars a web designer in Oklahoma City, OK and this is my website. Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:29:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: fd http://www.jasonzimdars.com/blog/2009/05/20/the-making-of-a-designer/comment-page-1/#comment-29621 fd Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:42:21 +0000 http://www.jasonzimdars.com/blog/?p=327#comment-29621 dfs dfs

]]> By: Thijs Visser http://www.jasonzimdars.com/blog/2009/05/20/the-making-of-a-designer/comment-page-1/#comment-28688 Thijs Visser Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:11:52 +0000 http://www.jasonzimdars.com/blog/?p=327#comment-28688 Don't worry. Growth in a designers work requires two things. 1. Spotting imperfection (which skill you already own) 2. Able to see how to remove and improve these imperfections The second is the hardest, but it helps to have some gut and change something, in stead of staring yourself blind on a design. Jesse Bennett-Chamberlain seems to master the two completely. See for yourself at http://www.31three.com/weblog/archive/kinoma_redesign_process/ Don’t worry.
Growth in a designers work requires two things.
1. Spotting imperfection (which skill you already own)
2. Able to see how to remove and improve these imperfections

The second is the hardest, but it helps to have some gut and change something, in stead of staring yourself blind on a design.

Jesse Bennett-Chamberlain seems to master the two completely. See for yourself at http://www.31three.com/weblog/archive/kinoma_redesign_process/

]]> By: Ayo Adigun http://www.jasonzimdars.com/blog/2009/05/20/the-making-of-a-designer/comment-page-1/#comment-27963 Ayo Adigun Thu, 21 May 2009 20:08:39 +0000 http://www.jasonzimdars.com/blog/?p=327#comment-27963 I totally agree... those toys really stank. I think without critique there would be no excellence. Without excellence there would be no critique. Simple. :) I totally agree… those toys really stank.

I think without critique there would be no excellence. Without excellence there would be no critique.

Simple. :)

]]> By: JZ http://www.jasonzimdars.com/blog/2009/05/20/the-making-of-a-designer/comment-page-1/#comment-27949 JZ Thu, 21 May 2009 13:38:57 +0000 http://www.jasonzimdars.com/blog/?p=327#comment-27949 (High five?) Haha totally Found this slap in the face yesterday. How much more awesome is this: <a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/05/ravage_flash.jpg" rel="external" rel="nofollow">Transformers Ravage USB drive</a> Than the <a href="http://www7.tx8.cn/photo/babyloneden/tf_g1_ravage_rumble_d.jpg" rel="external" rel="nofollow">original toy</a>? (High five?) Haha totally

Found this slap in the face yesterday. How much more awesome is this: Transformers Ravage USB drive

Than the original toy?

]]> By: John http://www.jasonzimdars.com/blog/2009/05/20/the-making-of-a-designer/comment-page-1/#comment-27928 John Thu, 21 May 2009 01:22:24 +0000 http://www.jasonzimdars.com/blog/?p=327#comment-27928 Man, I get angry all over again looking at those toy images. (High five?) Man, I get angry all over again looking at those toy images. (High five?)

]]> By: Joshua Ogle http://www.jasonzimdars.com/blog/2009/05/20/the-making-of-a-designer/comment-page-1/#comment-27909 Joshua Ogle Wed, 20 May 2009 15:47:32 +0000 http://www.jasonzimdars.com/blog/?p=327#comment-27909 I've been thinking about this since Siracusa's post as well, and I can totally relate. It's good to hear someone else frustrated by people talking about inate artistic skill too. Maybe someone is born with the critical eye or the weird personality that would sit for hours constantly editing, but it still takes hours and years to develop what they think comes naturally. It also explains why I have several pieces of art that have hung in galleries that now reside in a garbage site somewhere, and why I don't hang my own stuff on my walls at home. Great post, it really expands on Siracusa's and helps lend a more personal angle I’ve been thinking about this since Siracusa’s post as well, and I can totally relate. It’s good to hear someone else frustrated by people talking about inate artistic skill too. Maybe someone is born with the critical eye or the weird personality that would sit for hours constantly editing, but it still takes hours and years to develop what they think comes naturally.
It also explains why I have several pieces of art that have hung in galleries that now reside in a garbage site somewhere, and why I don’t hang my own stuff on my walls at home.

Great post, it really expands on Siracusa’s and helps lend a more personal angle

]]> By: Neill Harmer http://www.jasonzimdars.com/blog/2009/05/20/the-making-of-a-designer/comment-page-1/#comment-27907 Neill Harmer Wed, 20 May 2009 14:34:37 +0000 http://www.jasonzimdars.com/blog/?p=327#comment-27907 I agree with Shane, it's a blessing because you can see what you can improve on next time and you learn and grow... but a big ole fat curse when you think that the last thing you did was crappy becuase you know you could/should have done better! My curse is not in design tho, mine is in code. I look back at sites I did a few months back and can rip them apart in how it could be better, nothing major, just little things. I agree with Shane, it’s a blessing because you can see what you can improve on next time and you learn and grow… but a big ole fat curse when you think that the last thing you did was crappy becuase you know you could/should have done better!

My curse is not in design tho, mine is in code. I look back at sites I did a few months back and can rip them apart in how it could be better, nothing major, just little things.

]]> By: Shane K http://www.jasonzimdars.com/blog/2009/05/20/the-making-of-a-designer/comment-page-1/#comment-27905 Shane K Wed, 20 May 2009 14:29:25 +0000 http://www.jasonzimdars.com/blog/?p=327#comment-27905 You're right on! Breaking down objects and working in your mind to understand how to create them in your medium of choice is the real gift of an artist. Seeing the detail is both a blessing and a curse... You’re right on! Breaking down objects and working in your mind to understand how to create them in your medium of choice is the real gift of an artist. Seeing the detail is both a blessing and a curse…

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