How have you improved since you joined CB?, bored? Options

[bigtrey90]

Since you joined CB, how do you think you have improved? Whether socially, graphically, etc. Has this forum boosted your graphic/photography skills?

I know this forum has helped me improve my graphic skills greatly than when I first started.

What are your experiences?

[mipadi]

CB made me a cold, cynical, apathetic bastard.

[libertie]

CB made me a cold, cynical, apathetic bastard.

<3

Honestly, I can't hate this place, I really can't. When I first came here, I came because I saw an empty Livejournal Support forum and thought it was fun answering all the little questions people had. I submitted a bunch of layouts and really got a lot better at designing in general. The photoshop part has never been my strong point, I've always been more of a code person. Since I've been here, I've seen some amazing designers and some pretty awesome things that they've done. Come to think of it, I really wish we had more people like that (I'm not saying we have none, just not as many) because that's what really got me into this place to begin with. Also, coming to CB and seeing so many people progress from almost 0 talent () to "pretty damn good" is always amazing. Seriously, there were some pretty good designers who had been here for a while and I can remember some of their earliest posts. HUGE change since then, and I'm sure a lot of us who have been involved in the Resource Center can say that about ourselves.

I know spending so much time on CB I often get behind on the news and what's happening everywhere else on the internet. We're kind of in our own little box here and we seem to catch onto the memes way after everyone else does (admit it, it's true). However, I've definitely learned things here that I would never have gotten anywhere else. For example, the way people pick apart photography and graphics here - mediocre here could pass for fantastic at most other places. I'm almost ashamed now of my earlier layouts that I used to be so proud of.

Anyway, I hate to keep gushing, but I really do love this place and that's why I've stuck around for so long. It kind of bothers me to see such a great majority that keeps complaining about how much it sucks here.. Yet I guess if we're all here, there must be something that keeps us around, right?