Getting better at anything takes considerable time and effort. Feel like you are in a rut with progressing your web design skill? Try this:<\/p>\n
I have heard many fledgling web designers complain that they aren’t able to get better because they don’t have any clients to make sites for. You don’t need a client to make a website. I’ve long been friends with many musicians. I think of them locking themselves in the piano room for 6 hours on a Saturday head-down in sheet music practicing. Why don’t we do that?<\/p>\n
*I’m not advocating design theft here, I’m advocating using great design to learn from. Like learning to play a popular song on guitar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Getting better at anything takes considerable time and effort. Feel like you are in a rut with progressing your web design skill? Try this: Find a web site you really love the design of. Maybe browse a design gallery. Open up your design program of choice and try to copy it identically*. 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