Posted by Raphael on Dec 9, 2008 in Webdesign | 0 comments

Here’s a good list of fantastic sites over the past year.  Sites like these focus on web-standards and CSS work, something which I’ve really dedicated the past couple of years trying to master. I’ll probably be a never ending journey.  Nonetheless, some of the sites they’ve collected here are definitely exciting…I think there are some ideas here that will probably inspire some future work of my own.  (via: WebDesignerWall)

What I think we need to do more here in Hawaii in particular is to look outside of our own market.  We’re so insulated here I’ve noticed we all gleam into one design or marketing trend until it’s overplayed itself.  And it’s not just the designer’s fault…we want to push the envelope like this, but that’s hard to do when 3 out of 5 people we meet say, “I want a simple site that looks just like this….[insert generic boring website design here]”

I’ve concluded that experienced designers are not just good at design, they’re good at convincing their customers to take chances.  Suddenly why do I have the ABBA song stuck in my head?  “Take a chance chance….”