It’s been a while since I last posted. I’ve been trying to figure some things out. I also started a new job which is slightly all-time consuming. But I’ve also been really trying to find a reason to write and for a long while, nothing seemed to be inspiring me. Recently, work has felt a lot like it did in 2001 when all the money fell out of the web and innovation went through the floor.
Web 2.0 was a bit of a revolution, but it’s not really anything tangible. Social’s pretty neat, but it’s kind of hard to get excited about getting $5 coupons on Facebook and I’m really feeling that the excitement of social is kind of past. Mobile is neat but to me it has yet to really transcend the web and transform our lives. And I guess at the end of the day I’m still waiting for the thing that’s truly going to give me the same high I had when I was first discovering the internet. I guess I’m still trying to figure this whole thing out.
But I was inspired by something recently. It was a simple idea that I found in a post on Smashing magazine (http://bit.ly/k5yU0R). Make something yourself. The thing is if you’re not inspired, then there has to be room for improvement. And while all of these digital platforms and ideas out there are not very exciting on their own, there must be millions of ways they can be combined and enhanced to do some truly amazing things.
And one of the best parts about making something for yourself is that YOU are the client. You are the person who benefits from what you make. And if it helps you, it’s probably going to help other people too.
