Design and why I HATE (doing) It
I might not have made it obvious enough, but I’m not one for design. I acknowledge that things need a nice design to grab attention, etc. but I hate having to be the one to design something. Why is this? I’ll explain.
I’m a programmer by nature; I enjoy building things from nothing and watching them perform great feats. However, when it comes to design, rarely does it positively affect something’s function. Being a person who enjoys the function of something, then making it look pretty is the last thing on my mind. So when I have to dedicate time and effort to prettify something to an unnecessary level, I tend to get irritated. I can understand having a design that aids the function or guides users around, but anything past that is a waste and hinders the function, speed, and ease of use of the page or even the entire website. Even worse, a bad design can completely destroy the website and thus take away all of the work that was put into it to get it working and provide the base function it was made for!
I’m going to stop here since I have other things to do, but I hope this sheds at least a little light on why when I make something I take great effort to design something with the minimalist mindset. In my defense, I may be lazy, but when I’m really into something I go far beyond what is needed to show what I can perform, except for design since a minimal design is one that will keep things fast, clean, and still get the job done.
