July 8, 2001
2:45P
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After a heady day of D&D, I'm easing back into this world. Which means back to the grind of looking for a job. But the grind can make you smile: Adult Staffing, "The first job board of its kind catering to the Adult industry".
Following this lead down the bunny trail, I ran across a whole slew of adult webmaster articles—
But I digress...
I am generally of the opinion that the quote legitimate members of the graphic design field unquote take themselves way too seriously. But every now and then, I manage to make it past the elitist verbosity...
"In the early days of DTP, everyone with a computer became instant designer. Armed with Power Point or some other software package, novices began competing with professionals. This wasnąt all bad; quite a few novices not only did well for themselves but also learned in the process, becoming legitimate members of the graphic design field and producing work rivaling that of traditionally educated designers. The rest disappeared into oblivion, as clients soon realized that knowing the software doesnąt make one a designer. Further, the same exact thing happened in the early days of the Internet, but this circle is nearing completion, with more and more amateurs dropping out of the Web game after the last cold hard winter of the dot-com market."
... and actually find some thought-provoking content: Visual Arts Trends. —Thanks, Gavin.
Legitimate or not, here are Women in Design.
Speaking of...
I am on a perpetual lookout for women's personal homepages that shine. I know it's not for everyone, but I find the sharing of real life experiences and all the human-ness that goes with it via a personal homepage very soul-filling.
Finding those shining lights out there is another story. I used to have a 'link me' link on fem•mass, but I'm not good with saying "sorry you don't shine enough for me" and handling the irrate emails that sometimes came afterwards. Now, I rely on my own searches which means I have to look harder.
I don't know if it's because personal homepages *are* harder to find (only a few zillion webpages out there), or that there are fewer of them. Weblogs seem to be replacing the personal homepage as the preferred vehicle of self expression. And I can see the appeal of easy updates especially for newbies. But 'weblogs only' leave me wanting more, just like homepages that substitute a personality with list of links does nothing for me either.
Well, maybe today I'll get lucky.
p.s. Cube put on Ice, The Web Robots FAQ.
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