Since the end of January, I’ve designed between 7-10 sites from scratch, and I’m currently working on another one. It’s beginning to wear me out. I don’t mind working that much, but it’s the depressing realization that I’m all out of ideas that’s breaking me down. It’s hard to be creative and do something fresh and new over and over and over again. I think I’ve hit a wall, and I have a deadline coming up around mid-August for another new design.
Sometimes I wonder if I’m moving too fast; sometimes I wonder if I like this stuff as much as I say I do; and sometimes I wonder if I just need a break from it all. It can be frustrating… very, very frustrating. But in the end, bad days come and go. I’ll move on, and probably be happy with the design. For now, though, I feel like complaining.
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Complaining is very important! Let it all out. Creative people really, really need breaks. Not just like an hour but days at a time. Seems like a waste to the bean counters prolly but it’s the only way to stay sane I think.
That’s the beauty of personal projects and other “creative” hobbies. If I’m not in the mood, or not feeling design-worthy, I can stop and spare myself the frustration. At work, though, it’s a little different, which I think is why I feel this way. Ultimately, the design suffers the most when I’m forced to work in the burnt out stage. Hopefully tomorrow morning I’ll have a cleared head and can find that creative wrinkle in my brain. If not, I am going to take a break.