Mr eel

Funnily Enough… You Don’t End Up Where You Begin

Once my dearest wish was to become a graphic designer. It’s never really worked out for me. I don’t have any education in graphic design. I don’t know too many people in the field and I’ve never been able to find and undertake work I actually find interesting.

I’m capable enough, but most of the work I found myself doing was very boring, very conservative. That is inevitable. My flaw I think, was in romanticising graphic design, thinking that companies actually want something ‘interesting’ and ‘cutting-edge’. I’ve heard many people say this. They never actually mean it.

Perhaps in another time and place, I might have found receptive clients. Perhaps if I was a bit less naive I might have pursued interesting opportunities with more energy. But like I say, it just never really worked out.

So, gradually over time, I’ve devoted more energy to web development and from there to programming. There are strong elements of graphic design in web development certainly, but I find myself more interested in interfaces and how they work rather than just making things look nice. Or it might be more accurate to say I like to make things look and work well.

I don’t write any of this with a sense of regret. I’m perfectly happy with the path I’ve set myself on. It’s just interesting to consider how far away I am now from where I imagined I’d be all those years ago.

Posted on November 26th, 2007 | There are 1 comment

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