Re: learning the creative process and improving web specific photoshop skills

[chrisburton]

You know, everyone has moments when designing doesn’t come easy and it isn’t…it’s very competitive. But our community is also supportive which helps (e.g. Dribbble). For whatever reason it seems that a lot of newcomers think it comes without practice and that’s false. It’s hard work that takes time. You’re going to produce bad work that’s inevitable in the beginning.

I struggled with my own identity for a long time. I just made it my goal one day to finish my logo that I was putting off that eventually took me just a few hours. I believe it’s important to jump right in and not just sit at your desk thinking without applying ideas. My inspiration comes from mainly typographers, New York, and retro things. I’m not a big fan of inspirational sites.