Screw Design Portals
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What he wrote is pretty right-on.
Though my time there is less and less each month it seems, I have been a moderator for Flashkit since the summer of 2000. Think how different web design is since then. I remember several sites like Vir2l, early incarnations of 2A, WDDG, H73, sites like that really getting my interest.
It wasn't that I felt "here's a style I want to do," instead it was more of "Wow, cool, there's stuff out there that looks like things I see in my head."
I had studied architecture for 2 1/2 years before changing majors to Advertising and focusing on design and interactive work. When I started to see those sites, it was awesome, because they reminded me of architecture, of buildings, of space, so many things.On FK there was and always has been a plethora of "kids" who were out to do little more than copy every idea they saw getting some interest. I used to type until my fingers hurt trying to preach the same exact thing that Dawes is in what was posted. I hate to say that I've somewhat grown out of that mental state I used to be in for talking about things like that (which makes this conversation all the more welcome) but the bottom line is that it's a frightening thought to think any designer would only get their inspiration from the links they click on a portal.
So much awesome stuff out there, and very amazing how much of it is intertwined. Painting, drawing, photography, communication, language, social interaction, history, nature...an unlimited world of inspiration that is the very essence of being "tools" for unique and individual creativity.
Anyone else feel that way?
Nice nice thread. :)