Comments on: Why is it So Difficult to Design for Yourself?

By: Andrew Keir

Andrew Keir — Fri, 21 May 2010 21:39:38 +0000

[...] agonizing over my new business card design I was pleased to finally receive them. It’s always difficult to design for yourself, but I’m glad to say that after receiving the cards I’m happy with the [...]

By: Tara: Freelance Designer

Tara: Freelance Designer — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:29:11 +0000

Hi Karolina
Thanks for your comment
I know the feeling, I need to redo my portfolio for this blog too. It’s much easier to design for other people.

By: Karolina Jamula

Karolina Jamula — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:29:31 +0000

This is so true! The worst thing is to design for yourself! I’ve been working on my portfolio website redesign for so long, that right now I don’t even know if I like it. At some point I will have to decide on my final design and go for it. But till then I guess I have to stick with my recent, very minimalistic design.

By: Studio Sixty Three » Freelancer or Design Consultant - What’s in a Name?

Studio Sixty Three » Freelancer or Design Consultant - What’s in a Name? — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:23:49 +0000

[...] After reading David Airey’s article Are freelance designers really suckers? I have been thinking a lot about how I should brand my own design services. I have been postponing the inevitable rebranding of myself for ages as designing for yourself is always so difficult. [...]

By: Graphic Design Blog » Freelancer or Design Consultant - What’s in a Name?

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:17:44 +0000

By: stock_illustration

stock_illustration — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:09:09 +0000

I’m in the middle of designing a charitable event poster in return for a logo credit at the bottom…so I’m forced to finally design a presentable logo…something I’ve been putting it off for 14 years. For me, sometimes it takes a forced deadline to make things happen.

By: andrej

andrej — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:45:17 +0000

Well it is not so easy to design a new logo (and a good one) like it seems to be.

By: Graphic Design Blog » Preparing My Character Designs for Brand Licensing Show

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:18:24 +0000

[...] prepare for it. I designed my stand a few weeks ago, but as Jorge Goyco said in a post a while ago (Why is it so difficult to design for yourself) I found it took far longer to design for myself than it would for another [...]

By: FashDesigns

FashDesigns — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:51:37 +0000

This is very true. Being a designer myself i have faced issues like that, but i never though over it. I thought a lot to get my house painted, but nothing seemed right, no ideas cracked. Same happened with a portfolio site i wanted to come up… .. It really discourages one, but then if you can come up with something really great, there is nothing like it for yourself

By: Herb

Herb — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:24:41 +0000

What timing. It feels like I’ve been here for hours, weeks, even months.. hang on, it HAS been months and I still cannot decide on a design. I have tons of sites in my ‘inspiration’ folder. I see something I want to replicate -ish then I realise… hmmm too artsy so I look at other web design firms in the area… hmmm.. I should go corporate…. few more hours… too boring, not me. Am I wasting time? well I AM learning I guess, developing skills etc but if only I could come up with something I’m happy with!!!!
Something I have noticed lately is instead of aiming for something in particular.. get back to what sucked me into Photoshop in the first place, and that is… just muck around! Forget you’re ‘designing’ and just blurt some paint on the canvas. Even if you don’t find the end result, makes for a fun night.