Way back when Web Design DNS Servers Flash Software Support Database Design Domain Registration Server Setup Web Design Hosting Accounts Dial-up Accounts ASP (VBScript) Email Servers http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/516266503
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/5818096043 Which means I do this stuff User Experience Information Architecture User Interface Design Responsive Web Design Content Strategy Typography
how does it try to solve my problems? Who to follow on Twitter A list of news sites, blogs & podcasts Conferences to attend Advice on finding your own sources
The trouble with Conferences There are so many They can cost a pretty penny Getting the time off Convincing the boss http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/4624389421
The list is missing something... Who to follow on Twitter A list of news sites, blogs & podcasts Conferences to attend Advice on finding your own sources
The Depressing Part Threatened by the knowledge of others Put myself under pressure to learn Been judged for not being ‘up-to-date’ I’ve doubted my own abilities http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciaranryan/9728262844
The Young Guns There’s always somebody younger There’s always somebody hungrier These are the people who do crazy things with stuff you’ve never even heard of http://shazza91321.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/young-guns.jpg
You have two choices You compete by trying to learn everything you can or You can realise that it’s time for someone else to do that stuff http://www.flickr.com/photos/pauldineen/2122384796
Relinquishing control “You also have to embrace that fact that things won’t always be 100% the way you would like it; they can’t be; as you’re not doing it yourself.” - Joel Hughes http://thebusinessofwebdesign.co.uk/2013/11/08/6-the-traits-of-a-good-freelancer/
acceptance is key “For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is to let it rain.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/9219910524