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Do Designers Ever Get Out?

Chris — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:40:21 +0000

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.

Pure Gold Plating

Chris — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:52:20 +0000

Scott, a repeat client came to me needing a new web presence for his new business venture in professional metal plating. We developed a professional site a cut above others in his direct competition, with, of course, a Wordpress CMS as the engine. Thanks, Scott.

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FYI Screening, Inc.

Chris — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:54:55 +0000

Chris Miller came to me needing to re-brand his employee background screening corporate site. From concept to completion, we developed a professional yet casual site matched to Chris’ business style.

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{Launch Project}

Special Announcement

Chris — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:26:11 +0000

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….

Chris — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:30:23 +0000

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….

IT Support Journal

Chris — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:02:46 +0000

Jared Peno presented me with this project to take his existing IT hints, tips and tricks website to the next level. While Jared was quite adept at solving technical issues, he relied on our expertise for design aesthetics and it turned out quite clean and nice.

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{Launch Project}

Man, I Love What I Do…

Chris — Sun, 25 May 2008 01:36:18 +0000

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.

Trademark Content

Chris — Sun, 25 May 2008 01:17:33 +0000

Damon Zahariades of Trademark Content, a web content copy-writer presented me with little project to create a brand and header image for his new website Trademark Content.

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{Launch Project}

Sell More Easily

Chris — Thu, 15 May 2008 00:28:09 +0000

Another project with Darrell Smith of Authority Selling, brought me with this project for one of his sales contacts, Larry Poe. A franchisee with the Sandler Selling System who offers weekly sales training via podcasts along with a variety of sales tools and techniques.

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{Launch Project}

We Got Featured At WP-Premiums

Chris — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:43:00 +0000

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.