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It’s no secret that I once was a decent web designer. I loved everything about it from conception to development. But my wings were eventually clipped because it became more about the race (aka career) and not the craft. Needless to say, I haven’t designed much of anything as of late and the things I have designed have been total failures. At one time I use to do both print and web design. But over time my burners eventually burned out.

Guess you can say I’ve given up on design. I’ve digressed into a spectator who once knew what it was like to see a design built with sweat and tears, be launched into the wild. The smell of the servers as they spin up to serve my awesome pixels, the click of my harddrive as I’m…alright, so maybe it’s not as poetic. But man I do miss design.

Back to square one

Brett Favre and I have a lot in common. We love what we do. We never want to stop doing it. But at some point we have to take a break and realign, rediscover and realize the real reason we wake up to do what we do.

I’m starting over. I’m emptying my portfolio, blanking my LinkedIn profile and online resume(s). I’m going zero on my entire history as a designer. It’s all burning down today.

Omg. Why would you do that?

The designer I was before today is no longer the designer I want to be going forward. Sure, the work of my past could be something to keep around, but I’m not really proud of that work anymore. Lessons were learned and those will stay with me forever.

Most would probably advise against this journey I’m embarking on, but it’s something I’ve wanted to do for a couple years but never really got up the guts to pull the trigger.

Conclusion

Being a designer “with no experience” will be fun. I promise. I’ll vlog about it as well.