Web development provides creative satisfaction
It is amazing how one can fulfill their creative needs by working with technology for another person or business.
Recently I have been customizing word press themes for a number of Calgary and businesses. I use their web page for inspiration or other blogs to get ideas about the layout and design. After I have a basic concept I tend to dig right in to the coding not spending too much time on the design up front.
This process is easily compared to music. There is a framework to exist within but I am free to experiment and to “listen” while I create.
After creating the structure of the blog I like to fill it out with more texture and colour. With the web you have more tools available on your pallet then other visual artists. Web designers can create an experience not just a visual design. We can call users to action such as subscribing to an rss feed, twitter account or making a purchase. We can create interactive elements on the page and by using copy, and can influence the way people react to information and act upon it.
In a way web design has become more fulfilling than music. You can not as easily directly influence people with music. I have spent so much time creating in this other way I wonder if my creative capacity for music has diminished on this account.
Web design allows one to go from the spark of an idea to a complete finished project. It is very satisfying to set a goal and achieve it with the many tools available in a relatively short timeframe.
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