New Year’s Resolutions for Designers

Another year is rapidly drawing to a close, and as always, the topic on everyone’s minds is what to change in the new year. While the general public talks about exercising more and spending less, what should designers be doing differently?

I’ve been thinking about this question a lot over the last few days, and I keep coming back to the same answer: get working. The best thing any designer can do is not to sit around on your laurels, but to keep coming up with fresh, exciting designs.

So, that said, I’d like to announce here my own New Year’s resolution:

Produce two new design mocks every week for a year.

That’s 104 quality designs for my portfolio, guaranteed. And by “design mock” I mean a functional, but small, website – not just a Photoshop comp but something that actually shows my skills.

What are your plans for 2010? Leave a comment about your brilliant ideas for next year.

Photo by  ீ ๑ Adam