After a long hiatus and a lot of changes, I’m excited to finally unveil the covers to this site. There hasn’t been any activity here for over 16 months but I’m hoping with the new design and my renewed desire to blog, things here will finally change.
Personally, it’s been a roller coaster year with lots of changes, growth, and challenges. I worked at a company called Spheric for almost two years until April 2009. Afterwards, I took a long break and re-evaluated things. Part of me was unsatisfied with the work that I was doing and there were enough frustrating moments at Spheric which led me to really pause and think about whether I wanted to continue down this road. Don’t get me wrong, I still love design, the web and technology in general but I’m not the biggest fan of aggressive deadlines, tough clients, the corporate hierarchy, and the endless meetings about nothing.
I took the break as an opportunity to travel and for two and a half weeks in late June, I went to Capetown, South Africa where I did some volunteer work. The trip was incredible and I learned a lot about myself.
The summer continued to rock on with a bachelor trip to Las Vegas and my best friend’s wedding soon after. Inevitably, reality kicked in and I had to get back to work. I started off with the redesign of this site and decided (for now) that freelance was the way to go. Freelance work, in my experience, is a lot harder than working for a company. I tend to work more, there’s uncertainty, and being your own boss requires a lot of self-discipline. Regardless, the pros of freelance outweighed the cons of a company and since August, I’ve been taking on projects. If you need design work, have a look at my portfolio and get in touch. I’m taking projects for mid-September and onward.
How has 2009 gone for you? I’d love to hear about it in the comments!