Carbless Happiness

I loved this article. I think these same kinds of thoughts, every time I visit yet another "buzzword" based design blog. Do we really need a whole new library of words every time there is another design conference?

So - after reading that article, I had to write up a mini rant...oh wait, let me come up with a buzzword for mini rant...take part in my Design Rantebration!

My biggest pet peeve, and I have very few (that I admit to), has to be the plethora of new buzzwords that accompany every design blog that believes in being "awesome", and that has some kick ass software that is "humane" and "simple" and "free" but don't forget to donate! I feel so old now that I've come to accept that I don't have time to keep up with all of the new ways designers have parsed "web designer" to reinvent themselves and rationalize their value to an employer.

My second biggest pet peeve must be every developer that finds it enlightening to follow design blogs or read books on design (or that is intent on asking: well, how does google do it?), and then this person comes to believe that he/she understands design and to top it off attempts to instruct designers on design. For those that understand, no, the commitment pattern isn't meant to be repeated word for word.

Of course, this closely follows my third biggest pet peeve which is the enduring fact of life as a designer: everyone thinks they are a designer. Seriously? Can't you just do your own job?

Maybe if I realign my resume and make it interactive yet humane, by focusing on developing a persona around which I should design such a resume, I will be so damn in with the most buzzworthy of buzzers, they couldn't help but hire me.

I just need a designacation. Maybe I'll read a book on Java.