Comments on: 5 Bits About Design And Me http://www.inspirationbit.com/5-bits-about-design-and-me/ Knowledge comes from inspiration - one bit at a time Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:43:12 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Vivien http://www.inspirationbit.com/5-bits-about-design-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-8833 Vivien Sat, 08 Sep 2007 20:52:50 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/5-bits-about-design-and-me/#comment-8833 Hi fellow Computer Scientist :-) I hear what you're saying. I'm pretty much convinced that there is no such thing as a perfect CMS, every one of them has its advantages and disadvantages. I was often ending up writing my own CMS from scratch for some of my client projects, just because I was finding it easier to write my own customized solution to target the client's needs for the site instead of customizing an existing CMS. Wordpress is an excellent platform for blogging, it can be used for certain projects as a CMS, but it can't compete with other big CMS like Drupal, Joomla or eZ Publish. Hi fellow Computer Scientist :-)
I hear what you’re saying. I’m pretty much convinced that there is no such thing as a perfect CMS, every one of them has its advantages and disadvantages. I was often ending up writing my own CMS from scratch for some of my client projects, just because I was finding it easier to write my own customized solution to target the client’s needs for the site instead of customizing an existing CMS.

Wordpress is an excellent platform for blogging, it can be used for certain projects as a CMS, but it can’t compete with other big CMS like Drupal, Joomla or eZ Publish.

]]> By: Chris Papadopoulos http://www.inspirationbit.com/5-bits-about-design-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-8697 Chris Papadopoulos Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:46:13 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/5-bits-about-design-and-me/#comment-8697 Vivien, I also got my start in Computer Science so it is neat to see others switch gears like that as well. Anyway, just a comment about WordPress. In most situations, using WP because of the plethora of available plugins is the best option. However, it isn't something that is really a joy to work with and modify at times. I'm trying to examine a few other choices like Mephisto to see if there's something else out there that might also work for future projects. Unfortunately, the lack of a decent-sized developer community in many of these other options is a real barrier for me because I really don't want to waste time reinventing the wheel every time I'd like to add some simple feature. And with WP, its usually just a few minutes task to add a lot of simple features. Vivien, I also got my start in Computer Science so it is neat to see others switch gears like that as well.

Anyway, just a comment about WordPress. In most situations, using WP because of the plethora of available plugins is the best option. However, it isn’t something that is really a joy to work with and modify at times.

I’m trying to examine a few other choices like Mephisto to see if there’s something else out there that might also work for future projects. Unfortunately, the lack of a decent-sized developer community in many of these other options is a real barrier for me because I really don’t want to waste time reinventing the wheel every time I’d like to add some simple feature. And with WP, its usually just a few minutes task to add a lot of simple features.

]]> By: LaurenMarie - Creative Curio http://www.inspirationbit.com/5-bits-about-design-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-8596 LaurenMarie - Creative Curio Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:57:29 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/5-bits-about-design-and-me/#comment-8596 I really like the graphics of Web Designer Wall, but I think Nick kinda cheated in making the website. There are no "images" it is one huge bg image! I think it IS beautiful, I'm not putting that down, just the way he built it seems like cheating to me. Thanks for sharing more of your design background with us, Vivien! I am exactly the same way with redesigning my site. Need to do it, but I keep putting it off. I think I'm scared that I won't live up to my own expectations. I don't want people to come to my site and say "Why is <em>this</em> person teaching graphic design?? Look at this awful website!" :( I really like the graphics of Web Designer Wall, but I think Nick kinda cheated in making the website. There are no “images” it is one huge bg image! I think it IS beautiful, I’m not putting that down, just the way he built it seems like cheating to me.

Thanks for sharing more of your design background with us, Vivien! I am exactly the same way with redesigning my site. Need to do it, but I keep putting it off. I think I’m scared that I won’t live up to my own expectations. I don’t want people to come to my site and say “Why is this person teaching graphic design?? Look at this awful website!” :(

]]> By: Vivien http://www.inspirationbit.com/5-bits-about-design-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-8595 Vivien Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:27:49 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/5-bits-about-design-and-me/#comment-8595 Andrew, what for were you using those business cards when you were little? That's the proof that you were born to be a designer. Incredible. I was always drawing and since I was little I was "designing" my own cards for all occasions with my drawings and sometimes even with my own little poems. I once designed two cards for Easter, submitted them to the local arts and crafts store, the cards were sold, but the money wasn't worth all the effort I put into those handmade cards. For my mother's 40th anniversary I made an album where I drew 40 different roses on 12 pages, with short poems for each of the pages. I was 14. To this day my mom says this was the best present she ever got from me :-) As for the new design for this blog I will be basing it on "simplicity, typography, grapical niceness, freshness". How did you know that, Andrew? :-) I want my new design to be inspiring. I know, it's a pretty ambitious goal, but I'm up to the challenge. David, I'll be switching to lighter tones. Andrew got it really well - I want it to have the look and feel of a fresh morning glory. Char, thanks for the tag. I enjoy playing these blogging games. I too can't wait to see what I'll end up with for my redesign :-) Andrew, what for were you using those business cards when you were little? That’s the proof that you were born to be a designer. Incredible.

I was always drawing and since I was little I was “designing” my own cards for all occasions with my drawings and sometimes even with my own little poems. I once designed two cards for Easter, submitted them to the local arts and crafts store, the cards were sold, but the money wasn’t worth all the effort I put into those handmade cards.

For my mother’s 40th anniversary I made an album where I drew 40 different roses on 12 pages, with short poems for each of the pages. I was 14. To this day my mom says this was the best present she ever got from me :-)

As for the new design for this blog I will be basing it on “simplicity, typography, grapical niceness, freshness”. How did you know that, Andrew? :-) I want my new design to be inspiring. I know, it’s a pretty ambitious goal, but I’m up to the challenge.

David, I’ll be switching to lighter tones. Andrew got it really well – I want it to have the look and feel of a fresh morning glory.

Char, thanks for the tag. I enjoy playing these blogging games. I too can’t wait to see what I’ll end up with for my redesign :-)

]]> By: Char http://www.inspirationbit.com/5-bits-about-design-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-8582 Char Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:44:02 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/5-bits-about-design-and-me/#comment-8582 Vivien - it is so much fun learning about the path that we have all taken on this journey. Thanks for participating and I also look forward to see what you end up with for your redesign. Vivien – it is so much fun learning about the path that we have all taken on this journey. Thanks for participating and I also look forward to see what you end up with for your redesign.

]]> By: David Airey http://www.inspirationbit.com/5-bits-about-design-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-8579 David Airey Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:31:44 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/5-bits-about-design-and-me/#comment-8579 There was me thinking Paul had designed his blog from scratch. How did I miss that? Still, it's an absolutely amazing customisation from the man. Well done Paul (if you're reading). Vivien, really looking forward to your blog redesign. I'm sure it'll be a winner. Will you stick with a dark look or are you switching to white / light? There was me thinking Paul had designed his blog from scratch. How did I miss that? Still, it’s an absolutely amazing customisation from the man. Well done Paul (if you’re reading).

Vivien, really looking forward to your blog redesign. I’m sure it’ll be a winner. Will you stick with a dark look or are you switching to white / light?

]]> By: Andrew http://www.inspirationbit.com/5-bits-about-design-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-8576 Andrew Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:25:52 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/5-bits-about-design-and-me/#comment-8576 I've always been a designer, I used to get up early when I was little to make myself business cards (when I wasn't playing Knight Rider obviously), and my uncle being a designer probably inspired me. I never had any formal training, I have just done what felt right at the time and tried to find out why afterwards. Now I've gotten into photography I find it really helpful for web design as the principles of layout and composition are largely the same, just talked about more by photographers. As for design themes I suppose I have to choose my own, simply because I have never really looked at any others, but GridFocus looks very nice. I presume it is based on version 7 of subtraction.com? I'm interested to know what your redesign would be based on, i.e. simplicity, typography, grapical niceness, freshness, etc? I’ve always been a designer, I used to get up early when I was little to make myself business cards (when I wasn’t playing Knight Rider obviously), and my uncle being a designer probably inspired me.

I never had any formal training, I have just done what felt right at the time and tried to find out why afterwards. Now I’ve gotten into photography I find it really helpful for web design as the principles of layout and composition are largely the same, just talked about more by photographers.

As for design themes I suppose I have to choose my own, simply because I have never really looked at any others, but GridFocus looks very nice. I presume it is based on version 7 of subtraction.com?

I’m interested to know what your redesign would be based on, i.e. simplicity, typography, grapical niceness, freshness, etc?

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