Comments on: 7 Questions, 7 Designers – Day 2 http://blog.echoenduring.com/2009/12/19/7-questions-7-designers-day-2/ A Web and Graphic Design Blog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:53:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sneh Roy http://blog.echoenduring.com/2009/12/19/7-questions-7-designers-day-2/#comment-3535 Sneh Roy Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:41:09 +0000 http://blog.echoenduring.com/?p=2037#comment-3535 Thanks Jeff. I realized the hard way how easy it was to get caught up in the negatives especially [the positives are cool and quite sparse and sporadic :)], and the end result was almost a day's worth of valuable work time being wasted. Not anymore though! Matt, you hit the nail when you said we need a clear demarcation between what we call a blog and what we call a blogazine. Personally I hope blogs inherit the internet, you can't beat a small-time blog or one-two individual person's unique flavor. Thanks Jeff. I realized the hard way how easy it was to get caught up in the negatives especially [the positives are cool and quite sparse and sporadic :)], and the end result was almost a day’s worth of valuable work time being wasted. Not anymore though!

Matt, you hit the nail when you said we need a clear demarcation between what we call a blog and what we call a blogazine. Personally I hope blogs inherit the internet, you can’t beat a small-time blog or one-two individual person’s unique flavor.

]]> By: CSS Brigit | 7 Questions, 7 Designers – Day 2 http://blog.echoenduring.com/2009/12/19/7-questions-7-designers-day-2/#comment-3507 CSS Brigit | 7 Questions, 7 Designers – Day 2 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:19:56 +0000 http://blog.echoenduring.com/?p=2037#comment-3507 <strong> 7 Questions, 7 Designers – Day 2...</strong> This is the second in a seven part interview series featuring: Chris Spooner, Sneh Roy, Mike Smith, Jeff Finley, Brad Colbow, Grace Smith and Nick La. Come join the discussion!... 7 Questions, 7 Designers – Day 2…

This is the second in a seven part interview series featuring: Chris Spooner, Sneh Roy, Mike Smith, Jeff Finley, Brad Colbow, Grace Smith and Nick La. Come join the discussion!…

]]> By: Matt Ward http://blog.echoenduring.com/2009/12/19/7-questions-7-designers-day-2/#comment-3448 Matt Ward Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:45:15 +0000 http://blog.echoenduring.com/?p=2037#comment-3448 I agree, Jeff. I think that sometimes we can become very reactionary. I remember when I first read both of the articles that you referred to. My first reaction was - oh no! I need to stop writing lists (not that I'd done a ton of them). I simply reacted to what someone else was saying. Granted, I think that both articles have some merit, but while it's important to know what your readership is looking for, it's also important to be real and authentic and develop content that has both a strong quality and a clear reflection of ourselves in it. I also think that the entire issue that seems to be facing the entire community right now (at least when it comes to content) is at least partially stemmed in terminology. The word blog is thrown around everywhere, but I'm starting to wonder if that's a problem. Are sites like Smashing really blogs? I'm starting to think not. I mean it's right in the name - Smashing <i>Magazine</i>. Isn't it really more of an online magazine than an actual blog? Do we need a clearer distinction between online magazines and blogs? Do we need clearer definitions? I agree, Jeff. I think that sometimes we can become very reactionary. I remember when I first read both of the articles that you referred to. My first reaction was – oh no! I need to stop writing lists (not that I’d done a ton of them).

I simply reacted to what someone else was saying.

Granted, I think that both articles have some merit, but while it’s important to know what your readership is looking for, it’s also important to be real and authentic and develop content that has both a strong quality and a clear reflection of ourselves in it.

I also think that the entire issue that seems to be facing the entire community right now (at least when it comes to content) is at least partially stemmed in terminology. The word blog is thrown around everywhere, but I’m starting to wonder if that’s a problem.

Are sites like Smashing really blogs? I’m starting to think not. I mean it’s right in the name – Smashing Magazine. Isn’t it really more of an online magazine than an actual blog?

Do we need a clearer distinction between online magazines and blogs? Do we need clearer definitions?

]]> By: Jeff Finley http://blog.echoenduring.com/2009/12/19/7-questions-7-designers-day-2/#comment-3445 Jeff Finley Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:01:04 +0000 http://blog.echoenduring.com/?p=2037#comment-3445 Sneh, I liked what you had to say! You recognize the ups and downs and pros and cons of the design community but you remind yourself not to get caught up in it. Just focus on your own content and your own ideas and keep working hard. That's a great perspective to have that sometimes I forget about! Sneh, I liked what you had to say! You recognize the ups and downs and pros and cons of the design community but you remind yourself not to get caught up in it. Just focus on your own content and your own ideas and keep working hard. That’s a great perspective to have that sometimes I forget about!

]]> By: Sneh Roy http://blog.echoenduring.com/2009/12/19/7-questions-7-designers-day-2/#comment-3440 Sneh Roy Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:13:59 +0000 http://blog.echoenduring.com/?p=2037#comment-3440 Very insightful indeed! Very insightful indeed!

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]]> By: designfloat.com http://blog.echoenduring.com/2009/12/19/7-questions-7-designers-day-2/#comment-3426 designfloat.com Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:46:00 +0000 http://blog.echoenduring.com/?p=2037#comment-3426 <strong>7 Questions, 7 Designers – Day 2 :: Echo Enduring Blog...</strong> This is the second in a seven part interview series in which I put a number of design related questions to seven awesome designers including: Chris Spooner, Sneh Roy, Mike Smith, Jeff Finley, Brad Colbow, Grace Smith and Nick La. Come join the discussi... 7 Questions, 7 Designers – Day 2 :: Echo Enduring Blog…

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