This new design was months in the coming. I began to redesign my site immediately after Spheric in April but at the time, I was creatively burnt out. I had little-to-no inspiration and every comp I created made me wanted to give up on design altogether.
Initially, I went for something extravagant. I wanted a design that would show off my Photoshop skills with a nice mix of bright colors. Needless to say, my non-design friends described it as being too “flamboyant” and it looked like I was “trying too hard”. Here’s how that design looked: (more…)