Comments on: 6 Easy Ways To Cure A Nasty Case Of Redesign-itis

By: FeryKloucek

FeryKloucek — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 07:16:51 +0000

Great post! You’re absolutely right! Designing web for yourself is always hard, You still have problems with some small details which (usually) others didn’t see but You do … It’s pretty hard to get over it, but I agree that it’s good idea to let is sit for a while, sometimes You find it’s not as bad as You thought … And if You still feel You’ve to redesign it, then You really have to :)

By: Benjamin Rama

Benjamin Rama — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:56:49 +0000

I find change for the sake of change happens , and is to be avoided – definitely use something as much as you can

if it aint broke dont fix it – this applies to all our creative things

ben

By: William

William — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:58:30 +0000

I have to say I used to have this issue so badly in the past. I am happy to say that I have not redesigned my website in over a year! Im proud of it and I am enjoying the time I have to spend on other design projects!

I will admit, I have thought about doing a redesign though…

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By: Simon

Simon — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:08:23 +0000

I do this from time to time, in fact I am half way through another redesign of photogabble as I speak. However this time it is much needed because I have learnt a lot more about blog design than before and wish to experiment with what I have gained. Back in the early days of my blogging almost six or seven years ago I would have a new design almost every other week, I then found the best way to channel that energy would be in designing wordpress themes and releasing them for free.

a) this gives you a great creative output
b) you get a lot of great content on your blog without having to redesign it.

By: Jeffrey Bennett

Jeffrey Bennett — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:18:23 +0000

Great post! I’ve been investing a LOT of time and energy into the redesign of my online art gallery. Fortunately, what you’ve suggested, I have been doing.

As a photographer and an artist, I can never have too much inspiration. My new design is versatile enough to not only realign things, but it works very well with my artwork.

I let the thought of a redesign sit in the back of my mind for a couple of months before actually deciding to do it. I’ve talked with several other designers, the general public, reseached other artist’s websites and I’m confident this redesign is exactly what my online art gallery will need to succeed.

Thank you for assuring me that I am on the right path!

By: Nils Geylen

Nils Geylen — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:02:59 +0000

I used to do that all the time, first when I used WP.com and tried every possible template, later when I first had my own domain. I learnt to sit on it myself. Forcing not to tinker or tweak.

I suppose it comes not with disatisfaction about your design, but with the drive we have to churn out code. Also, I’ve found, we do it because we can; our sites are our own playground. I don’t think many people go ahead and design sites they’ve done for others every couple of weeks – although others here seem to claim the reverse.

By: Ben Floyd

Ben Floyd — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:36:38 +0000

I confess that I too have this problem. I had it when i painted and i have it now with web design. The frustration is probably what led me to stop painting and drawing, but with web design there is another solution – themes. I always build a theming engine first thing and design my arse off

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By: Ozzy

Ozzy — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:30:56 +0000

I think I have that illness but I’m trying cure myself really hard. My main problem is not with my own design but with my clients designs that sometimes I don’t feel happy with them. But I’ll realign like you just said.