Time to get back to web design

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Web Design

It’s been a very long time since I sat down and really thought about a new site. ‘Back in the day’ when I was creating fan sites and fanlistings every other weekend I’d be sitting in front of Photoshop creating a new design for a brand new site.

Strangely enough, since becoming a web designer by day, I’ve not had my own site project since I created Rachel Elbaz Couture. That was over two years ago and not really a project of my own, rather another job.

In the last couple of weeks I’ve been itching to start something new and really try something new – challenge myself with a design I’ve not done before. I think I’m stuck in a rut. I stick to the ‘safe’ designs I know how to design, code and get working. Designs which are more or less templates of one another consisting of a header, footer and a space for your navigation and main body. I’m getting bored with that and I think I’m ready to finally do something about that boredom!

I’m planning on completely redoing my parent’s website – CountryVilla-Algarve.com. No, it’s not a completely brand new site, but it’s the way I’m approaching the project. Why? The site itself is very old. All of the content needs a massive overhaul and some proper thought needs to go into the structure and content of the site. Rather than me fudging the site and creating a very generic looking, if clean, site.

I looked at it and realised it’s got no personality. Nothing to really stand it out from anything else I’ve done or similarly themed sites. It’s the perfect site where I can really play with my own skill set and put myself to the test to try something new. Show myself I’m not suited to just one kind of site.

This afternoon I’ve done a bit of brainstorming – ideas for the layout, how the content will fit in, how I’m going to be changing the content and structure of the site. I’m getting excited! I’m actually getting excited about web design again! It feels like it’s been ages since I’ve been looking forward to get working on a web project and I think it’s exactly the kind of thing I need to do at the moment to get me excited about the work I do.

I’m going to try to document this project of mine properly – use it as a some sort of case study that I can go back on and look at.

Wish me luck!

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  1. I think that is fabulous. Rut or not – your designs have always seemed fresh and clean Jaina. Glad to hear you are excited about something new!

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