Why you design things Options

[phoenixpyre]

When I first started doing any type of graphics whatsoever, it was to get attention on Xanga. And as funny as that sounds, it's not so odd. I bet lots of people first started out for similar, but still technically different reasons.

Although I never really acquired any decent exposure on Xanga, when I discovered createblog, I started designing to improve myself (and possibly the reasoning behind that was to get attention).

Now, however-- and I've just come to realize this-- I design for two main reasons: because it's fun to design things that no one has ever seen before (and sometimes have requested) and because I want to maybe have a career in this. Pleasure and profession. I think those are very much good reasons to design, and my portfolio (on deviantart.com) has been increasing over the past couple of months, since I've found a new passion in it.


Okay, I'm done ranting... the real reason I made this topic was because I really wanted to know why you all design. What is it that makes you want to make things on the computer (or in other media) and also why do you post on createblog and other places?

Use brevity or depth in your answers. Either is fine.

[SamBenson]

I do most of my work for my band and for some friends. I don't spend alot of time making my own stuff (you'd understand if you've seen my layouts haha). I just love it, i'm good at it! As of this point im not spending alot of time doing anything because i don't have to. Next year i'm going to college for visual communications (graphic + webpage design) and will be doing a **** load of it. I know personally that my brother does a TON of it. He's going to the ohio state university design school and has a big job doing vc work for companies, but his passion is in other forms of design, so the main reason he does it is for work, and he's good at it too!