cb designers future plans, discussion Options

[brooklyneast05]

let's talk about your past and future with graphic design.

what made you initially get into design? for those of you are pretty heavily into designing now, where do you plan to go with it? do you plan to pursue it in college(if you aren't already) or are you planning on doing something else? if you're planning on doing something else professionally, do you think you'll still continue to do design in the future anyway?

[AncientWhisper]

Although I didn't really submit layouts until just lately...

I started webdesigning around 2003. It was during sixth grade where one of my many friends said that I should create a xanga. So I did.

I made pretty much a lot of horrible layouts and I had to learn HTML/CSS all by myself... I made around ten before I decided to submit it into another site like createblog called blogring.net. I was never rejected before and supposedly my layouts were "good" but now that I think of it, it's horrible... very terrible. When I first discovered div layouts, it was in Blogring with this one designer whose name was Kevin. He was basically the person to inspire me. Then again, his layout was the FIRST DIV layout I ever saw. XD So it was just random luck. I have improved a lot over the years. Xanga became a drag and I was tired of people mimicking my layouts that I sorta left. :|

I stopped for two years and just made layouts for myself during those times. Then a few months ago, I decided to start contributing my layouts again but for Myspace since the audience is bigger. I have taken Web Designing class in High School but my skills were wayyyy ahead of everyone so I barely learned in that class. It was my "blow off" class.

I can make layouts for websites but I just choose not to. I also plan to proceed into Game designing/ conceptual artist/designer instead. That had been my "calling" since I was four. Hahaha XD

However, I also believe that I will still design layouts. It's a great hobby for me and I will most likely be able to make a part-time job out of it if I really wanted to.

Too bad I'm lazy. x[