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Here we go.

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I am a web designer and I really enjoy reading blogs about web design. I have my favorites, but one thing that has sort of disenfranchised me as I’ve been reading these sites is that a lot of them speak from a place that I am not. Specifically, I do not own my own design company, I don’t have the luxury of choosing my clients based on whether or not I want to work for them, I don’t get to dictate the process that my company uses when working with clients, and where I work, not designers, but rather time-lines, finicky clients, or pressured project managers end up making the final decisions about how my work turns out.

It would be cool if I worked for a little design shop where every project was an opportunity to revolutionize the web, but I don’t–and get this: I’m fine with it for now.

Now, don’t get me wrong. While what I’ve just written may sound like a rant, it’s not. I find all that stuff very cool, I respect those designers/writers greatly, and I’d love to be where a lot of those guys are, but it’s just not a reality for me right now.

To me, in the place where I’m at, the biggest concerns for me are how not to be burnt out by demoralizing demands, how to be creative when I’m given very little creative license, and how to design efficiently within larger process that isn’t always that efficient.

So, thus, I will be writing for the little guy like me. I will attempt to address the above issues and more as time goes on. If you have ideas or comments about this, please share.

My first post will be on how to avoid creative desserts in the midst of a fast-pased, low-variety workload. You can look for that later this week.

I really hope you enjoy.