Hey everyone. I’ve been super busy but I found something I felt would be a very beneficial quote. Soemtimes the most difficult part of a project is finding that starting point, launching pad, or springboard to what the first real step is. It’s very easy to step up and start running in one direction before you ever really know where you are going. I know what you are wondering, who is Chris Garmon. The honest answer is… I have no idea. I just happened to read one of his quotes posted over at FUEL YOUR INTERFACE. I read this quote and it really did make sense:
The first thing you should do is close your laptop, put away your cool bag of tricks, and think. Think, “What would be the perfect site for this? What would it look like? If there were no boundaries, what is the coolest thing, or the most functional way, to make this happen?” Also think, “What will make this worth existing as much or more than the next guy’s interface?” Once you have decided what the best possible solution would be, figure out how to do it. If there is something in your original idea that just simply isn’t possible, then amend it. “Re-idea,” if you will. But never, ever, EVER sit down and start doing things simply because you know how to do them. Because the truth is, no one really cares how much you know about coding or development. The people who are looking at this site aren’t thinking about what it took to make it, or how many advanced lines of code you wrote. They’re thinking about how it is now, as a whole.
Fairly simple idea if you ask me. If it was summed up in simple english I would say: Create ideas like you don’t know how to build a website, then make it a little more practical until it’s buildable and realistic. Sometimes it’s nice to pull away from what you know and build something new and fresh, if you have the time. If you’re stacked up with work and the word “busy” doesn’t really do your life justice, then slapping around ideas you aren’t sure will be practical then stick with what you know. But if you have the right client and the right time schedule i say… go for it.
“Because the truth is, no one really cares how much you know about coding or development.”
Harsh truth, but quite true indeed.