Comments on: Am I Really Any Good at this Design Thing?

By: Xstefan

Xstefan — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:23:23 +0000

Really nice article.
Im a software developer and am trying to step into the (web)design business additional to the coding stuff.

Im getting better every day as you mentioned. so I’m on my journey. ;)
Thanks.

By: paul

paul — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:28:02 +0000

I don’t aim to be the next Jason Santa Maria, I aim to solve my clients problems. If I manage to do that consistently, that’s good enough for me.

By: Danny

Danny — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:10:40 +0000

Great article, bud. I echo your sentiments. Onward and upward!

By: Ayush Kumar

Ayush Kumar — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:19:38 +0000

Matt, I completely agree with you. I do get a bit jealous sometimes when peers come out with work better than mine. And like you, even I got into the the wrong career and realized it later. But I would’nt let this thing come in the way of a successful career in design related things.

An excellent article!

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By: RHonda Hurwitz

RHonda Hurwitz — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:13:05 +0000

I loved your post…and I am not even in the field of design. Your post applies to anyone in any business.

restores my confidence that even if I am not as good as those at the top of my field, I am working at it and becoming better and that is what counts.

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By: Abhilash

Abhilash — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:31:40 +0000

Hey Matt, first a great article.
It was kinda -ive to read though.
From my experience, when i came into this profession, due to the lack of experience, i was a regular target of my boss. As the time went, i did more and more projects which helped me to reach where i am now. Now, i happen to be their favorite.

Still a long way to go though :)

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By: Zoe Gillenwater

Zoe Gillenwater — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:41:16 +0000

I completely and totally relate. One of my problems is that I have this weird idea that my sites don’t look like “real” sites. It’s like working on a site, being involved in every single detail of it, and knowing the pieces that I never got how I wanted them makes the site seem like not a finished or professional piece. I had this same problem when I made art. It never looked like “real” art to me. It’s hard to explain.

I bet if I could be given amnesia and presented with my own designs, without knowing I made them, I would like them a hell of a lot more.