nyssabrowndesign

Welcome to my redesign - okay, I'm kidding. This is a temporary "interval" theme. It didn't take too long. I am still redesigning but mean while, I'm putting this up. Why? I have some other projects I need to get stuck into, which reduces my time a little. I'd also like to contemplate my redesign a bit as I'm currently unsure about its direction. To understand more and the reasons behind my interval theme, read I haven't redesigned, but stay tuned!

A common problem for designers

As funny as it is, I’ve come across quite a few designers who just can’t stop redesigning. I thought I was alone in being one of those people that constantly change their design. Unfortunately, I’m facing that problem once again. As my design skills improve (alongside coding skills), I keep wanting to change my design.

I recently started a new design for a WordPress theme that I was going to release. With the kind advice of Zeta, I added an abstract illustration into the header and now I’m in love with it. So, I’m facing a problem. I’ve had my current design for about a month and of course I like it. But I love this new design even more. I feel it showcases more of what I’m capable of (other forms of art, like simple illustration).

So what do I do? Do I continue working on the design, code it and use it (probably won’t be ready for about a month or so)? Or do I keep this one and feel sad that I’m not using this other, better design? Any advice would be great. Why should or shouldn’t I?

Sigh.

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 at 2:14 pm in Design, Site Related
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14 Responses to “A common problem for designers”

  1. } Arpit Jacob wrote }

    *raises hands* ….. I know what you mean.. :) I keep getting these new Ideas that I want to implement but my design is barely 3 months old

    # June 26th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
  2. } Nyssa wrote }

    Well, I’m glad you’re the same, thats for sure. ;)

    I guess the hardest part is deciding whether it should be done or not.

    # June 26th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
  3. } Mike wrote }

    I know how you feel! akamike is about two/three months old now and I am fighting the urge to make a new design for it. It’s appearing in a magazine (.net) next month as well, so I can’t change it or else I might botch that up.

    Instead, I am taking the ideas I have and putting them into other themes that I want to make. When I have a bit more time that is :)

    # June 26th, 2007 at 3:59 pm
  4. } Adii wrote }

    I feel your pain Nyssa… As you know I just released my new design after tinkering with it for almost a month in the strive to something that resembles perfection (in mu mind).

    To however bypass your problem, I’ve labelled my redesign as Version 1.0, which means I’m “allowed” to tinker as much as I want in the future and just add numbers to the version ie. Version 1.1.0.1.c :)

    # June 26th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
  5. } EpharGy wrote }

    Change as you feel Nyssa, i love seeing your new designs :P and as you say, it better reflects your talents.

    # June 27th, 2007 at 7:59 am
  6. } Nyssa wrote }

    @Mike: Ooh, .net mag eh? Nice one. :)

    @Adii: Indeed, I do like the new design! :) As for the versions, this one is v5… so I guess the next will be v6, simply because it will be completely different from this one.

    @Kym: lol You’re the one that usually picks on me cause I change all the time. :P But thanks for the input :D

    # June 27th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
  7. } Pixeltoko wrote }

    Change Nyssa! Change! (not that I don’t like this one)

    # June 27th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
  8. } Nyssa wrote }

    @Pixeltoko: I will be changing (not tomorrow though :P). I noticed you change your blog theme quite often… or is that me imagining things? ;)

    # June 27th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
  9. } pixeltoko wrote }

    You are SO right!
    I will try to stick with this one…it’s so hard…
    I guess I’m a theme freak! . . . easy . . .easy . . .
    Ok . . . I’ll stay with this one . . for now… :D

    # June 27th, 2007 at 9:07 pm
  10. } EpharGy wrote }

    I know :P but i really do love seeing each new design you bring out *giggles*

    # June 28th, 2007 at 7:42 am
  11. } Nyssa wrote }

    @Pixeltoko: lol theme freak :P Well, there are many nice themes out there… that doesn’t help at all.

    @Kym: Well, I guess you shall see what comes next ;)

    # June 28th, 2007 at 10:17 am
  12. } Harry Roberts wrote }

    Amen to that! I know the feeling. You get new skills and ideas but can’t find anywhere to use them so you end up just putting them into a whole new site. My websites been live five months and its had 3 designs (2 redesigns)!

    Great site btw.

    # July 11th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
  13. } Nyssa wrote }

    @Harry: Exactly what I mean! It’s okay when you have a test blog/site somewhere but it’s not as good as actually being able to test your skills out on the public. ;)

    And thank you. I checked out your site. Quite like it and it does remind me a little of my upcoming redesign (the green and grey, which are just two of the colours in my redesign).

    Thanks for stopping by. :)

    # July 11th, 2007 at 11:12 pm
  14. } Sunday Links #3 | akamike wrote }

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    # August 5th, 2007 at 6:15 pm

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