out of my head - elise's journal

Web design has come a long way since 1997. I've evolved with it for some years. Now, I find myself in front of a PHP wave and don't know how to swim. I tried to stay on shore. It worked. For many years actually (in www land, many years = 2). Now I feel that I can't move up unless I overcome this wave. I don't have the energy, I don't have the inspiration, I don't have the time.

As a web designer, you visit your own website quite frequently. You are the first one to get tired of a layout. That layout you worked so hard on. The one that took hours to create. The one that you loved. It's now old. I'm glad that home design doesn't get as old as fast. It would cost a lot to repaint every year.

I find myself stuck. There are no more options. I won't create another simple HTML/IFrames website. The next design I create will be in a PHP/mySQL format. It's the smart choice. With a large website like my GilmoreMemories.com, it's the best option.

But do I feel like learning a new language? Do I even have the time? I think I'll wait until Christmas break to decide. There's a new version of PHP/mySQL for dummies book coming out. Maybe that will be more helpful than those tutorial websites (might as well be in Latin, I didn't understand a thing). It's not like I have the time right now. I'm a little disapointed.

My semester is going well. It's been 3 weeks, and it seems like longer. We have a lot of work. Kass, je crois que cette tranquilité d'esprit est toujours temporaire. Eventuellement, on change, on est en désiquilibre... pour ensuite revenir a quelque chose qui "fit". Thanks Jazzy for the comment. The wedding is this saturday!

# written by Elise

Comments:

I had the exact same thoughts on converting to PHP when it was thrown in my face. Literally. Its such a phase... well technically speaking or being honest, php is better in terms of system and loading, but yeah it wasnt easy. Its more technical than html as most of us know now. I do not mind whatsoever in giving you any help you may need to convert, with php or css, so do not hesitate to ask. :)

I feel the same way about getting tired of layouts. It takes me about one week to get bored of mine. But it won't make me work harder on making more because I get procrastination in that department, kind of a good thing because if I did make more layouts, I'd just get tired of them as well and feel like I wasted more time. LOL.

jaz xxx

# posted by

Jaz : 9/30/2006 10:45 PM

Are you needing any help with the layout, php and stuff? Let me know if you're and I would be more than happy to help out with what I know. :)

jaz xxx

# posted by

Jaz : 10/11/2006 4:11 AM