Do Designers Ever Get Out?

Design might be a bit more difficult than others may conceive. It is not a structured workplace as any normal work environment, as ideas do not tend to continuously flow 24-7. Designing projects often requires outside stimuli, much like that of an artist, something must inspire the creativity, and for that reason designers tend not to work in a 9 - 5 structure, but rather in bursts or chunks of time. 2 - 3 hours at a stretch (at all hours) is a very common method among web and graphic designers.

While there are times when great ideas seem to endlessly flow from brain to mouse, there can also be times when the well runs dry and concepts are much more difficult (akin to a what’s commonly known to baseball players as a “slump”) to come by and we struggle through - making due with the skills we possess.

I recently ran into one of these slumps coming off a vacation where the run up to it was quite creative. I was in a great creative groove, with a lot of new ideas, however, I was feeling quite tapped out and overwhelmed in terms of physical energy. My vacation was only a mere week long, however, upon getting back to work, I simply felt uninspired and void of new ideas (I hate it when that happens).

In dry times, some folks like to pack up their MacBook Pros and head off to the local Starbucks as the interaction spikes their creativity, however, I am more inclined to just get away. Do something completely averse to design, it might be going to the grocery store, playing with my kids or my dogs or going for a drive in the lovely hill country.

So the question is “Do Designers Ever Get Out?” and the answer is absolutely “yes!” The surprising part is that we might be working on your project when we do. We aren’t slacking or avoiding your project, the fact is we’re probably just looking for inspiration to make your project better.

Special Announcement

I want to thank my current clients for their absolute patience and understanding. I have been recently inundated with a variety of new project requests and while I am totally overwhelmed, I am also truly flattered and appreciative of the number of folks requesting to work with our little firm. However, as with anything, we have limitations, and occasionally we do sleep, eat, mow the grass and spend time with our families.

I have much difficulty turning away projects, as I find so many of them so interesting and intriguing, but there are times when I like to escape from the “mac cave” and enjoy a day out under that big yellow ball in the sky. Often times, inspiration for your site comes from activities totally unrelated to the web, design or Wordpress.

I am currently unable to take any additional projects for at least 4-6 weeks. If you still would like to work with our firm, please submit your request, but do not anticipate a completion date earlier than an August 2008 time frame.

Thank you all again for your patience, we value your relationship and appreciate your business so very much.

Added Services Coming Soon….

We are very excited to announce that in the coming days and weeks, Float:Right Media will be adding some very important value added services to our web design services. There’s not a whole lot I can reveal at this time (that’s code for “it’s top-secret”), but I can say that, you, as our client (or potential client) will be very pleased with our new offerings. Our goal has always been complete satisfaction, not only with our web design creativity, but also our customer service and attention to detail. We feel that by expanding our current level of services, we can not only make your experience better, but exponentially easier and hassle free.

Please stay tuned….

Man, I Love What I Do…

Every now and again, I wake up at 3AM and am excited to go to work. Now, most people don’t get too excited about going to work, but I am so blessed to be able to work from the comfort of my home office in the company of my wife and three dogs and be here when my kids get home from school. To top it all off….people pay me to, essentially, play on the computer all day. How cool is that!?

The only downside is repetitive motion injuries and the dreaded “designer’s cramp”, when sometimes the creative tank just runs to empty (like a hemi on the freeway) and ideas just dry up. But I often think back to paragraph one and am once again inspired because of how blessed I am.

To all my clients…Thank you for liking my work. I appreciate you more than you can ever know.

We Got Featured At WP-Premiums

Folks, I am really jacked that we received a featured spot over at WP-Premiums today. WP-Premiums is a Wordpress showcase site that features Wordpress premium theme design and customizations….right up our alley.

As many of you may know, Float:Right Media was built using Brian Gardner’s Revolution Pro Media theme.

A big thank you to Penny and all the folks over at WP-Premiums.

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