This is a little bit of a different post than my usual fare, in that I am asking for your advice. Over the past several weeks I have been approached by a number of design-related blogs requesting that I write articles for them. In most cases I am already a fan of these blogs, subscribe to their RSS feeds, read them regularly and I’m extremely honored by their requests. Also, in most cases, they are offering to pay me for my contributions. This has happened often enough now that I am wondering if I should step deeper into the realm of freelance writing. My primary concern, though, is that I currently find very little time to write on my own blog, much less for someone else’s. So in this post I am going to think out loud a little bit, examine the pros and cons, and ask for your insight and suggestions to help me make this decision. Hopefully my ramblings will be interesting enough for you to read, provide some type of encouragement or assistance in your own situations through the process, and help me form a foundation for a next step in the right direction.

Present Position

As I’ve stated before on this blog, I generally write from my experiences, sharing thoughts and concepts and situations that I am working my way through. Writing is a creative process for me, and it is an expression of my being that I find invaluable. I have never set out to get paid for it, and although I have toyed with the idea of selling advertising space on this blog to generate a little pocket money for the time I spend on it, I never want to get to the point where I feel I MUST come up with posts in order to satisfy traffic needs or advertising contract stipulations. I have learned that I do not enjoy writing tutorials or list posts or showcases that are usually the big traffic generators, but instead the goal of this blog has been to share more of who I am and interact with others to learn and grow along the journey we’re all on. I have found that this gives potential clients and colleagues a view inside my head, so to speak, and often helps them decide if they would like to engage my services or interact with me in some other way. So far, this has proven successful, although it has not generated any direct income.

Unfortunately I often go for weeks at a time without posting anything, either because of a lack of inspiration or due to a lack of time. Writing for this blog falls lower on the priority list than serving my clients, spending valuable time with my wife and kids, and so many other more important things I am committed to. It even ranks below my current commitment to write weekly posts for Freelance Folder, which has been my first foray into writing regularly for another site and has proven to be an enjoyable and rewarding experience. I have written a few one-time posts for other sites, but not nearly as many as I have been asked. I am wondering if it is time to change that.

Potential Problems

I guess my biggest concern about writing for a number of other blogs is primarily a consistent stream of new, interesting and relevant ideas. I don’t ever want to produce content that does not come from my heart and soul, and I am nervous that committing to writing 3-5 posts per week for various blogs could dilute their quality and the passion behind them.

Just from my brief stint at Freelance Folder I have seen the benefits for my freelance business, as new clients have come from my posts there. I can only imagine that the more I write in various locations the higher the odds are that I will be ’stumbled upon’ by new people, so that benefit is well worth the consideration. Yet if the quality of the articles becomes exponentially reduced by the quantity I produce, will I be doing myself, my writing and my business a disservice?

Another issue I have run into has to do with my writing style. I have been very up front with others that I simply do not write with a goal of generating traffic, so the tutorials and so forth that seem to do this best are not what they will get from me. What I have found is that even when editors agree with my approach and feel it will benefit their site, they eventually come back to how much (or little) traffic my posts have generated as the bottom line, and I end up with requests to “use more pictures” or “give more links to examples” or other elements that are generally found in those types of posts that we both agreed I didn’t need to write. I completely understand their position, as most of these sites exist to generate revenue from advertising and therefore must show numbers that are beneficial to their goals. I don’t fault them in the slightest. I just don’t know that I am the right ‘fit’ for them, yet they continue to insist that I am, while still requesting more of the types of posts that I don’t write.

Do you see where I’m struggling with this? Any thoughts or ideas?

I write to learn and grow. The discussions in the comments help me to do that, along with the writing process itself. I write to challenge our ‘typical’ ways of thinking and approaching things, and I think I become a better person while hopefully helping others do the same. I believe that there is a part inside all of us that recognizes the status quo should not just be passively accepted, and I try to tap into and awaken that part with my writing. It is something I am extremely passionate about.

Does this type of writing ‘fit’ on a design blog? Maybe. Maybe not. What do you think? I know that I very seldom see it on design blogs, except for a few. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t belong there. Maybe now is the time to expand the definition of the typical design blog.

The final issue I struggle with is my desire to continue writing on my own blog. If I start writing for several others, what will I write here? I think there will be things that just don’t work anywhere else, but I would hate to lose a part of what happens here on this blog, simply because I’m trying to make a little extra money elsewhere.

Promising Possibilities

Besides the obvious benefit of an increase in cash flow, there are other valuable results that can come from diving into more freelance writing. One of the biggest I can think of is the growth of reputation and authority in my field. I have written about this before, and I continue to see the value of it as mine grows through my persistence at strengthening my online presence using social media and other tools. The more that others read and interact with what I share, the more they tend to respect who I am and what I have to offer. I have had clients, colleagues and new friendships come from blog posts in some way or another, and I always marvel at the most unexpected places they turn up.

Let’s face it. Looking at the numbers for this blog, they are not nearly as impressive as some of the others I have been asked to write for. The amount of RSS subscribers and monthly visitors are not even in the same ballpark. So writing for blog’s with a larger number of readers will always bring potential benefits linked to greater exposure.

Another possibility is the growth as a writer I am sure to gain the more that I do it. This in turn could create more writing opportunities, which would then strengthen my skills, and so on. The cycle has wonderful potential!

Still another thought is the increased contribution and influence I could give to the design community. I don’t really consider myself as a valuable element to the community because I believe I gain so much more than I give, but I have been told otherwise by people I respect. So there is the very good possibility that I could bring into balance the amount I give and take and perhaps my little offering could somehow help to make an already amazing network even better.

Your Thoughts?

So this is where I stand. I am definitely leaning toward writing more here and elsewhere, but I would love to hear what those of you who find my writing interesting enough to read think about all of this. Are there other pros and cons I have not mentioned or considered? Do you have any experiences that might help me move forward better equipped? Does any of this contribute to your own processing of similar situations? Please share your insights in the comments. I truly need your help and I’m hopeful you will find the time to share your thoughts. Thanks for being a part of my process. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Back again by popular demand. Well, okay. Only 3 or 4 people expressed a desire to see this series continue, but who am I to deprive them? And yes, I counted. 419 links in all my favorite interests – web and graphic design, freelancing, social media, SEO and more! Hopefully there are some tasty little tidbits of info here just for you.

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30 Awe-inspiring Shots of Abstract #Photography http://bit.ly/ciim0i

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50 Awesome #Design Blogs Which Consistently Produce Good Content – http://bit.ly/b97vgz

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The Marvels of 3D Vision – Experience Reality!!! http://bit.ly/c3hq1A

#Facebook To Start Rolling Out New Page Width http://bit.ly/cieOF5

Weekly #Design News – Resources, Tutorials & Freebies (N.52) :Speckyboy http://bit.ly/9xk8lA

Transform Your #WordPress Content into An E-Book – http://bit.ly/c4xutY

Branding – The Next Frontier of SEM – http://bit.ly/cLeu4L

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Six Important Steps for First Time Freelancers http://bit.ly/c3Ft5I

40 Cool iPad Wallpapers or Create Your Own – http://bit.ly/dbUO0Z

How Brand Awareness Can Prove To Be an #SEO Asset http://bit.ly/bJ9cuu

New #jQuery Constant Footer Plugin – http://bit.ly/atF0XJ

The Inspiring Works of Illustrator Superstar: Olaf Hajek – http://bit.ly/bNRm8z

A Roundup of 25 Jaw-Dropping Infographics – http://bit.ly/bBs4r9

Amazing Digital Work by Craig Shields – Abduzeedo – http://bit.ly/9FvRok

50 Shield Logo Designs Inspiration http://bit.ly/9bMJCM

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5 Of The Worst Freelancing Mistakes – http://bit.ly/d6ynlS

175+ Great Articles for Web Designers and Developers — http://bit.ly/9ZGone

Professional Retouching Tutorial: Healing (Part 1) http://bit.ly/9HQf1v

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Why You Shouldn’t Have a #Facebook Brand Page – http://bit.ly/cpL0l5

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Tips on Your Website’s Brand & Marketing Strategy – http://bit.ly/aCJnDi

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33 Unique Single Page Websites – http://bit.ly/9zOVJ9

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6 Important Syntax Highlighter #WordPress Plugins – http://bit.ly/byGoWp

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10 Tips for Fresh, In-Depth Web #Design – http://bit.ly/cqaynv

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#SEO and Integration With Social Media – http://bit.ly/9bKnet

Inspired By Creativity – #Typography – http://bit.ly/cBAytR

30 Awesome Skins to Give Your Thesis #Wordpress Theme a New Look — http://bit.ly/dqxPRZ

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Splendid 3D Graffiti by Brad Schwede – http://bit.ly/9M03Mj

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25 Really Amazing Free #Wordpress Themes http://bit.ly/96QW3X

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Expense Tracking Tips http://bit.ly/9uhOVS

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Political Caricature – from Ancient Times to Present Days – http://bit.ly/db9Uyu

How To Create The Perfect Logo Project Brief http://bit.ly/a5TQMJ

30 Stunning iPhone Icon Set Designs – http://bit.ly/bY71AC

6 Checkmarks Towards Quality Social Media Research http://bit.ly/a8R7fR

Living In Twitter http://bit.ly/9s7H1c

Social Media is Affecting Our Communication Patterns Online – http://bit.ly/di273D

SEO Hosting : Web Hosting for Search Optimization – http://bit.ly/934BTI

A Showcase of Various Websites with Texture Web Design http://bit.ly/d7Cx3C

10 Useful Frameworks To Develop HTML-Based Webapps for Touch Devices – woorkup.com http://bit.ly/cnxC5L

Getting to Grips with Content | UX Booth http://bit.ly/bpT5ke

Advocating Change with Social Media and Content Marketing http://bit.ly/dvYYkb

4 Ways That Social Media Can Improve Your Health – http://bit.ly/bmcde9

The 3 Key Elements of Irresistible Email Subject Lines | Copyblogger http://bit.ly/93gOVx

6 Ultimate On-Page Search Engine Optimization Tips #SEO http://bit.ly/c1yEjT

10 Must Have Google Chrome Extensions For Designers And Developers – http://bit.ly/b03M2W

How Big Brands Employ Social Media Marketing – http://bit.ly/bzydJF

14 Resources for Free Fonts and Premium Fonts http://bit.ly/cKBV05

5 Good Ways to Close a Client Deal | FreelanceFolder http://bit.ly/b1doHi

Engagement: why social media numbers don’t matter – http://bit.ly/buDMIB

10 Useful Lesser Known #WordPress Plug-ins – http://bit.ly/cTXZk6

Case Study: Isolation Abstract Illustration – Abduzeedo – http://bit.ly/aQUBMs

What Do Social Media and Drug Dealing have in Common? http://bit.ly/cn2kQ0

Why it’s essential to invest in social media before you need it. http://bit.ly/chLwOl

Why You Must Write Your Boogie Man Post http://bit.ly/duFOCC

Social Listening and Analysis for the DIY Inclined – http://bit.ly/dcogrz

50 Captivating Horizontal Websites – http://bit.ly/d7Nc1J

Slim Web Gallery – A Free Flash XML Photo Gallery – http://bit.ly/d4HJRL

How to Use Illustrations to Spice Up Your Web #Design Work http://bit.ly/a9TLXD

#Photoshop Layer Styles: Comprehensive Guide http://bit.ly/9EUBI9

jQuery Plugin Checklist: Should You Use That #jQuery Plug-In? http://bit.ly/aBZqCU

A Complete Guide to Progressive Enhancement – http://bit.ly/b4y2tv

Freelancers: How to Get New Clients For Your Web Design Business http://bit.ly/bZzHQx

8 Crucial AdWords Reports For Measuring Success http://selnd.com/a1aTRL

Running More Effective Project Meetings – http://bit.ly/bnTuMK

(Really) Cute Animals Illustrations – http://bit.ly/azumTj

13 tips for better HTML emails http://bit.ly/bGVxDI

Is Digg digging itself into a hole with its new design? http://bit.ly/b8q4Pu

3 Kick-Ass Web Developer Tutorials – http://bit.ly/ceshrU

20 Professional Premium Email Newsletter Templates – http://bit.ly/aaAudF

Screem – open source HTML/XML editor for Linux http://bit.ly/a7dZOE

Stylish New Artworks by oit8doi2 – Abduzeedo – http://bit.ly/9HOaHV

20 Remarkable Portfolios of UK Graphic Designers!! http://bit.ly/a6N6kb

Identifying Your Audience, and Where They Socialize http://bit.ly/cP1oKI

Overview of New #WordPress Plugins in August 2010 – http://bit.ly/a0yDyR

WebKit HTML5 Search Inputs – CSS-Tricks http://bit.ly/dsYhLi

#SEO Tips and Tricks for Mobile – http://bit.ly/an9abi

6 New Mac Apps for Designers and Developers http://bit.ly/cAmnq7

32 Extremely Original Retro Style Illustrations by Dan Page – http://bit.ly/cRvLjN

15 #WordPress Mobile Themes for Mobile Devices – http://bit.ly/bnQ0Lc

More amazing posters for inspiration – http://bit.ly/aPLRqB

Logo Design: 3D – Abduzeedo – http://bit.ly/dgF7nV

5 Strategies To Share Good Content On Twitter (by @mistygirlph) http://bit.ly/bEBCEd

3 Top Tips For Spotting Great Clients…Before You Work With Them! http://bit.ly/bbdmZC

Be polite and put your smartphone down – http://bit.ly/d3NAwJ

Clean Machines: 10 Wonderful Washers of the Future – http://bit.ly/d6RH6X

Getting To Grips With InDesign Part 6: Importing Images – http://bit.ly/diZ3Rf

45+ Fresh & Useful #jQuery Plugins to Improve the Look and Feel of Your Website – http://bit.ly/aWXWf3

101 Freelance Job Sites – http://bit.ly/aFhEFH

Celebrity #Photography by Michelangelo Di Battista – http://bit.ly/acGwki

Community Sourced Funding & Inspiration by COLOURlovers – http://bit.ly/b7fkRR

How to Design a Landing Page to be Conversion Focused http://bit.ly/anyqL8

Facebook Ends IE6 Support, and You Should Too – PCWorld http://bit.ly/ax35EN

How to Earn Five-Star Feedback – http://bit.ly/bNBSf6

#Typography as Art – http://bit.ly/9jvHvu

How Graffiti Can Be Even Cooler: Just Add Star Wars – http://bit.ly/9dR4qK

Why Smartphone Adoption May Not Be as Big as You Think http://bit.ly/bjnEYD

UsabilityPost – Font Smoothing http://bit.ly/aObs2s

45 Free Applications For Designers & Developers – Noupe #Design Blog http://bit.ly/a3SUgL

Always Pre-Load Mandatory Content http://bit.ly/abHNvp

40 Cool and Creative T-Shirt Illustration Designs http://bit.ly/a1kqnB

Why I Love The Thesis Theme – http://bit.ly/9onyje

20 Best Free #Photoshop Gradient Sets Ever Made – http://bit.ly/a7d7Y0

Web Design Inspiration: A Showcase of Astounding Brown Websites – http://bit.ly/adeexL

10 Good and 10 Bad Things About Adobe’s Dreamweaver – http://bit.ly/9t9Tjv

HOW TO: Handle an Employee’s Controversial Online Behavior http://bit.ly/beSugA

Create a Fun Animated Navigation Menu with Pure CSS – http://bit.ly/bIIt4N

Timesavers to Manage Your Social Media Presence – BusinessWeek http://bit.ly/arZWVD

HOW TO: Get the Most Out of Your Business Facebook Page http://bit.ly/c83Qok

How to climb a mountain – http://bit.ly/bEkjro

40 Stunningly Creative Resume Designs on DeviantArt http://bit.ly/d8vqRa

5 Ways to Get to Work – Right Now! http://bit.ly/clTT2d

Choosing Goals for Social Media – http://bit.ly/ddBcSh

Brand Image: You Are What Your Followers Say You Are – http://bit.ly/bNPz2g

Eight Days in Haiti – Photos by Bobby Moon – Abduzeedo – http://bit.ly/bc9edK

Life After Google: 15 Startups Founded by Ex-Employees http://bit.ly/9TH8jF

Free Wireframing Kits, UI Design Kits, PDFs and Resources – http://bit.ly/c0Zs45

Designing for a Responsive Web with Heuristic Methods – http://bit.ly/cm3miB

Useful Tips for Designing Email Templates – http://bit.ly/bnResx

40 First-Class Premium Magazine Style #WordPress Themes – http://bit.ly/d0wsnW

Responding to Bad Publicity Online – BusinessWeek http://bit.ly/bJlTyK

Two Special Words that Will Make Your Clients See You Differently – http://bit.ly/cZRW08

3 Steps To A Killer #Freelance Social Media Process http://bit.ly/9vn2sz

Are You Using Social Media as Social Proof? http://bit.ly/bchezr

Friday Favorites – Autumn Designs – http://bit.ly/bX1bP3

How To Trace a Sketch with a Vintage Comic Style – http://bit.ly/aE5h89

#FourSquare and security: I know where you live… http://bit.ly/cUpk4x

#Facebook Tries To Own “Face” And “Book” – http://bit.ly/ajc82z

10 Free Website Chat Widgets to Make Your Site Interactive http://bit.ly/9hCC1E

How to easily enable/disable debug mode in #WordPress http://bit.ly/9h8KF3

How to Stay Simple with your Product – http://bit.ly/9pE2XW

Wild Nature Landscapes. The Wild or the Most Refined Beauty? http://bit.ly/cEnJPC

Logo #Design Inspiration for Everything – http://bit.ly/cCTkTe

The Ultimate Guide to #WordPress 3.0 Comment Form Customization http://bit.ly/aRWHqf

Keywords, Aboutness & #SEO http://selnd.com/ccC1k4

30 Beautiful Water-themed Web Designs from Deviantart – http://bit.ly/du6QYq

Google’s new real-time search is as bad as Bing’s – http://bit.ly/cFNTki

Beautiful Houses: Syncline House in Colorado – Abduzeedo – http://bit.ly/9nGYJS

20 Green and Eco Infographics – http://bit.ly/a85aJv

Bursting The Social Media Bubble (by @christinaerl) http://bit.ly/dsbH5a

Awesome #design characters of 404 Pages – http://bit.ly/9xNL6M

40 Beautiful Examples of Green Logo Designs – http://bit.ly/cP1PZC

Management Tip of the Day: Getting Started in Social Media – Reuters http://bit.ly/aFLIA4

Amazing barcodes! http://bit.ly/cIUFQE

The Best Free to use Posterous Themes – Speckyboy #Design Magazine http://bit.ly/bDcqM5

Designing to be The Best – http://bit.ly/9HGXYJ

Ideal resolution for an image on the web – http://bit.ly/aKpscQ

Manipulate Colors in All Imaginable Combinations with xColor – http://bit.ly/diVnMD

Creating Custom Options Pages in #WordPress http://bit.ly/9f7×1p

Everybody hates Facebook – The Boston Globe http://bit.ly/bO4VYf

In Defense Of A/B Testing – http://bit.ly/9TaUY3

Logo Inspiration: Comic Characters – Abduzeedo – http://bit.ly/cVMc4L

40 Cool Twitter Background Designs – http://bit.ly/9XR7c6

135+ Great Articles for Web Designers and Developers — http://bit.ly/9Ft7y9

Are Your Social Media Profiles A Wasteland? http://bit.ly/dpVJeU

Which Type of Entrepreneur Are You? Men With Pens http://bit.ly/9lmvZ9

E-Commerce SEO: Making Product Pages into Great Content – http://bit.ly/aJhAsB

Rainy-Day #Photography – Abduzeedo – http://bit.ly/cFFYVm

Is a color just a color? Fuel Your Creativity http://bit.ly/aUKSAs

This Summer’s Best Logo Designs – 40 Logos – http://bit.ly/bMNJYw

UsabilityPost – The Elusive Footer http://bit.ly/9QyIB6

40 Creative Flash Preloaders for your Inspiration http://bit.ly/amP8sd

Weekly Design Inspiration #14 : 3D Abstract Art http://bit.ly/d6PZrf

Old Spice’s viral video success is no match for free product giveaways – http://bit.ly/clwKN6

The Cost of Tweets (CO2 Emissions) woorkup.com http://bit.ly/c8G5iI

Quality Athletic Websites – http://bit.ly/9kPiQi

Are You a Freelancer That Struggles With Managing Your Time? http://bit.ly/aGxjl0

JavaScript from Null: Cross-Browser Event Binding | Nettuts+ http://bit.ly/crYKGB

Ethereal Installation of a Thousand Bells – http://bit.ly/9ur2GF

Net Neutrality: 7 Worst Case Scenarios http://bit.ly/dc41bz

How to Find New Customers http://bit.ly/9OQAIx

Minimalism in Logo Design: Positively Perfect Negative Spaces http://bit.ly/9wuJq2

40 Best Resources of Greeting Cards – http://bit.ly/cHrmxI

40 Great Looking Websites Built on Expression Engine – http://bit.ly/aGAAfV

A Freelance Graphic Designer’s Burnout and Ways to Avoid It – http://bit.ly/dyVXJw

13 Most Weird & Wonderful Collections on the Web – http://bit.ly/9Oeoyd

10 Best Business Web Apps To Make Your Lives Easier – http://bit.ly/94TXRt

4 Beer Companies with Social Media On Tap http://bit.ly/bTUCs9

200+ Seamless Patterns Perfect for Website Backgrounds – http://bit.ly/c4qoGS

Do We Waste Time With Web Fonts? http://bit.ly/cHU6TP

10 Pitfalls to Avoid in Social Media Marketing – http://bit.ly/9NvvdO

Customer Service 2.0: Is the Phone Number Dead? http://bit.ly/atN35K

40 Elegant Free CSS/(X)HTML Templates from 2010 – Noupe #Design Blog http://bit.ly/a4jzbR

20 Most Beautiful and Effective Facebook Pages – http://bit.ly/dxTguV

100+ Free High Quality Icon Sets for Web Designers and Developers – http://bit.ly/c27sxC

The One Way to Fail in Social Media http://bit.ly/cawr2p

4.5 tips for overcoming creative inertia – http://bit.ly/9919hG

Four Ways Foursquare Can Survive the Facebook Onslaught – http://bit.ly/dc0mgp

How do you respond to Tweeters who follow, unfollow, and then follow back? http://bit.ly/9fLohN

Web Design: Reboot, or Just Upgrade Instead? http://bit.ly/9rdauV

40 Slick Single Page Website Designs – http://bit.ly/9GO3xa

Design101: Utilizing Strong Alignments – http://bit.ly/cvVG4P

10 Ways to Come up With New, Fresh Ideas – http://bit.ly/ajUhK1

10 Must-have Products for Designers – http://bit.ly/ckxLb6

Exclusive Freebie Pack – 25 Ink Brushes – http://bit.ly/arS8Xx

Did you look away from Twitter for a second and miss something I tweeted this past week? Not finding much to read on the weekend and looking for a list of current resources? Well here it is! Almost every day I tweet the day’s most recently published articles and blog posts regarding design, SEO, social media, freelancing, and technology news that I find relevant for my own life as well as those that I think others might find interesting or beneficial. Now I’ve taken every single one of this week’s links and dropped it into the following list, for your perusal. I hope you enjoy it!

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33 Best Photographer Portfolio Website Designs – http://bit.ly/9IOXmI

30 Minute Redesign: CAMASEJ – PSDFan http://bit.ly/95NKqR

Free Grunge Textures http://bit.ly/9sAz1v

Is Facebook hitting saturation point? http://bit.ly/bih7gH

Case Study – Mosk “Escape” | Abduzeedo – http://bit.ly/a6hvxs

Increasing Creativity and Productivity with Your Morning Routine http://bit.ly/cm8iLk

Free & Ready To Use Layouts – PrimaryCSS http://bit.ly/c34dfL

Interview with Sanjay Patel | Vectortuts+ http://bit.ly/cD3eLW

Fly Away with 75 Super Cool Bird Logos http://bit.ly/djWKPo

Inspiration Gallery #095 – Creative ads – http://bit.ly/dmBzgf

40 Eye Popping Examples of Pixel Art – http://bit.ly/cHrEeu

Can u fast from social media? LOL – http://bit.ly/dcqLeI

Transformative Street Art by Roa – http://bit.ly/ciTHDd

82 Fresh Examples of Single Page Website for Design Inspiration http://bit.ly/9Yczyv

How to Avoid No Thumbnail Issue While Sharing Post on Facebook http://bit.ly/9BO91L

12 of the Best Free & Premium One Page #WordPress Themes – http://bit.ly/dDtjS7

Now Résumé & Portfolio Management Made Simple With Jobrary – http://bit.ly/azcALw

WordPress blog into Classified Ads Through ClassiPress – http://bit.ly/bwBY9j

Are we becoming a nation of whiners or adapting to a new channel for obtaining customer service? http://bit.ly/bnMh4d

10 Easy Ways to Build a Powerful Email List http://bit.ly/9EOCjs

Inspiring Drawing and Illustration Projects – http://bit.ly/9uzJeM

17 Tips for Effective #Freelance Business Planning – http://bit.ly/dqt6Vk

20 Free Online Audio Players for your Websites or Blogs – http://bit.ly/acdGVz

30 Beautiful Infographics for your Inspiration http://bit.ly/c6BSQ6

The Boyfriend Experience (by @drawar) http://bit.ly/aDfmL0

Openness or How Do You #Design for the Loss of Control? http://bit.ly/bDNfcQ

Web #Design Trends: Skylines and Cityscapes – http://bit.ly/byQjqn

#Photoshop Tutorials: 60+ Hot New Tips – http://bit.ly/aVaOsd

10 privacy settings every #Facebook user should know – http://bit.ly/aU3Tyo

Optimizing #Facebook Status Updates For Local Marketing http://selnd.com/bLuLWt

Google’s New Forced Transparency: Is Your Agency Ready? http://selnd.com/aryO4o

8 useful receipes to improve your #WordPress theme http://bit.ly/a2iQFl

Mastering Flickr: A Practical Guide – http://bit.ly/clrEcw

8 Essential Steps of Handling Web #Design Projects – http://bit.ly/cKauA9

The Business of Social Media and ‘The Power of Half’ – http://bit.ly/bmwjR3

The Importance Of Simplicity In Website #Design – http://bit.ly/94ADC3

Fancy Fonts for Your Historical Designs – http://bit.ly/c0O7rJ

Adding Infographic to Your Link Profile – http://bit.ly/a9nH2l

Why #SEO Doesn’t Matter Anymore and What You Should Do Instead – http://bit.ly/bCO5BP

How to Display #Wordpress Sidebar on Other (Non WP) Sites http://bit.ly/dhRS5o

20 HTML Best Practices You Should Follow http://bit.ly/de0kb4

10 Social Media Tools Designers Should Be Using – http://bit.ly/a5y7ey

17 Strange and Interesting Beds http://bit.ly/aLfsUi

Top 10 Resources to Migrate from Blogger to #Wordpress – http://bit.ly/cQfYuu

Free Hand Writing & Coloring Pages From Twisty Noodle (by @mistygirlph) http://bit.ly/cf9JrH

How to Truncate #WordPress Post Titles with PHP http://bit.ly/aL1VyJ

Powerful Messages: Inspirational World War II Propaganda Posters – http://bit.ly/cuxAL9

Getting Started: Learning to Code for the Web, Logically http://bit.ly/aYo9lg

Create a Dark Grunge 3D Text Scene in #Photoshop http://bit.ly/dxMOAk

How To Create A Google Android 3D Logo in #Photoshop – http://bit.ly/amXPiq

Untouched Signature #Photoshop Tutorial – http://bit.ly/d3swjr

Client Criticism for Graphic Designers – Not a big deal!! http://bit.ly/aVeXLW

The keys to finding a good contract web developer – http://bit.ly/a4MdL1

HOW TO: Make an Album Cover – http://bit.ly/bwokzD

20 Semi-transparent Glossy Icons – http://bit.ly/9afluH

Beautiful Designs by Maxime Quoilin – http://bit.ly/bZbbxe

Starting A #Design Blog – http://bit.ly/cgniBl

Hot Free Grunge Textures for Excellent #Design – http://bit.ly/a6a7uZ

Spectacular Web Designs With Unique Layouts – 33 Examples – http://bit.ly/af8FrS

40 Highly Effective #FaceBook Business Pages – http://bit.ly/d2EsTh

Creative Digital Art of James White http://bit.ly/c6i2m9

A Handy Guide to Image Resolutions in Print #Design http://bit.ly/ah3qkj

40 Fresh and Awesome Premium #WordPress Themes — http://bit.ly/cVi4Ht

Market Research for Link Building – Who You Can Get Links From http://bit.ly/aJv00e

The Perfect Office #50 – Abduzeedo – http://bit.ly/daaEjF

Collection of Abstract & Retro Futuristic Designs – http://bit.ly/byubHq

5 Tips for Aspiring Copywriters and Art Directors http://bit.ly/dlBCkv

50 High Quality Fonts Every Designer Must Download – http://bit.ly/bzl0Vp

How to Update #WordPress through wp-config.php – http://bit.ly/bEUJxX

The devastatingly branded email – http://bit.ly/cCoXZt

7 Steps to Measuring Your Brand’s Social Media Health http://bit.ly/adkk04

20 Best Free Fonts Inspired by Movies http://bit.ly/b16nZ0

Silhouette #Photography – http://bit.ly/alJ717

3 Advanced #CSS3 Techniques You Should Learn http://bit.ly/9CZLcQ

40 (NEW) Good Quality Adobe #Photoshop Tutorials -m http://bit.ly/bvz0zi

The internet marketing guide to infographics. http://bit.ly/bwna6P

40 Fantastic Resume/CV Templates to Show off Your Skills http://bit.ly/dcbfau

33 Stunning Desktop Wallpapers for Designers – http://bit.ly/9×1pEM

Who Pays?!? Accounting for Phone Calls & Other Time Suckers http://bit.ly/dmd1L4

The Newbie’s Guide to Test-Driven Development – http://bit.ly/aSmteP

3 Productivity Killing Habits You Need to Kick http://bit.ly/buoeAf

Use the Link Description in #Wordpress 3.0 Menus – http://bit.ly/cmA9wa

40 Free Amiable Sunrise Wallpapers – http://bit.ly/b22tZc

Vintage Movie #Photography: 100 Glamorous Celebrity Photos – http://bit.ly/b8tZPn

Don’t Use #PHP for Browser Detection http://bit.ly/aN0vi4

Social media is therapy for the 21st century – http://bit.ly/d3jklf

Global Copywriting – 7 Great Places to Register Your RSS Feed http://bit.ly/cHdMl0

7 Responsibilities of the Enterprise Social Media ‘Center’ – http://bit.ly/cv0GG0

5 Tips for Improving Blog Usability http://bit.ly/9GAbJv

Why Location-Based Social Media Needs to Get “Passive” Aggressive http://bit.ly/95Nn1S

Is Google’s Brand Equity In Danger? http://selnd.com/cujPvO

Randomized Grid of Posts | Digging into #WordPress http://bit.ly/dpOxOV

Three Free Social Monitoring Tools Worth Exploration – http://bit.ly/cMNTJC

How to Use Emotional Copywriting to Kick-Start Your Sales | Copyblogger http://bit.ly/aEzUkt

The Art of Christopher Conn Askew – http://bit.ly/9sC2Ol

#Facebook Marketing: There’s More to it Than Just Your Fan Count – http://bit.ly/d1Hb6a

8 examples of stunning CSS3 text effects http://bit.ly/99H6yt

How To Add a Custom #Facebook Like Box to Your Site http://bit.ly/bQcIMZ

Users Don’t Care About Your #Design – http://bit.ly/c5rWnN

13 Rules of Leadership for Communication, Influence and Social Media Strategy – http://bit.ly/cnH8mx

How To Manage Negative Blog Comments – http://bit.ly/clAgk5

Is Facebook Killing the Web Site? http://bit.ly/bFppvh

Social Media’s Critical Path: Relevance to Resonance to Significance http://bit.ly/9U0CsR

20 Cool Ads from Around the World | Admix Web http://bit.ly/cLfrUD

Cool Poster Designs by Subgrafik – Abduzeedo – http://bit.ly/9SiogT

10 Ways to Network With Other Freelancers – http://bit.ly/9tKdsN

What you choose to brand yourself with – http://bit.ly/915gJI

Using Twitter for Internal Communications – WSJ.com http://bit.ly/a5Ospv

Pricing Yourself as a Teenage Web Designer http://bit.ly/9eFXeX

How to connect your site with twitter using @Anywhere http://bit.ly/bb6skl

Fact or Fiction: Verifying claims of social media ‘experience’ | ZDNet http://bit.ly/cKXqb2

40 Famous Quotes by Famous Artists to Inspire You http://bit.ly/9Fkpm9

Hand Painting Art by Guido Daniele – Noupe Design Blog http://bit.ly/bUpTki

Why Artists Should Consider Going #Freelance – http://bit.ly/cVUWnE

Twitter Expands Social Connections With New Features http://selnd.com/dgppKQ

Head 2 head: Code snippet managers title fight! http://bit.ly/b2T0Lj

How to Make a Single Page Design Portfolio Website – http://bit.ly/bIp4Ai

Wonderful Twitter Backgrounds – Weekly Inspiration #6 – http://bit.ly/cMK1sf

Avoiding Link Farms for Blog and Website – http://bit.ly/a9fMSY

230+ Awe Free Fabric Textures – http://bit.ly/9YQS4O

10 Great Tips for Writing Better And More Comprehensive #CSS – http://bit.ly/ajg95F

7 Books And A Magazine That Will Thrill Any Geek! (by @mistygirlph) http://bit.ly/dyXFvr

Experts Weigh Pros and Cons of Social Media | PBS http://to.pbs.org/cdtDJI

Show Markup in #CSS Comments | CSS-Tricks http://bit.ly/b9hX51

What’s the Single Best Thing You’ve Ever Done for Your Freelancing Biz? FreelanceFolder http://bit.ly/9ahApy

Chinese proverbs for designers – http://bit.ly/cD1jzK

30+ Examples of Package Designs Which Attract Attention – http://bit.ly/9LKuGJ

Digital artwork by Annis Naeem – http://bit.ly/dmkgNP

#Freelance Contracting with International Clients http://bit.ly/953Ghq

40 Free Headline Typefaces | Vectortuts+ http://bit.ly/bZkP7P

OpenHeatmap – Flexible Mapping Component http://bit.ly/bhUyl3

Erika Iris Simmons’ Tape Art – http://bit.ly/c82yXk

Giving Users Some Credit – http://bit.ly/a7ia3t

Mastering #Typography in Web #Design with Inspirations & Tools – http://bit.ly/apHDNx

10 Steps to Website Globalization – http://bit.ly/d7CxeN

The Difference Between Doing Social Vs. Being Social http://bit.ly/aLB1Lr

16 Ways to Master Facebook Marketing – http://bit.ly/bRuwVq

34 FREE Distorted and Eroded Fonts http://bit.ly/ceFYgo

User Experience Books for Beginners | UX Booth http://bit.ly/cUHZr4

#Facebook Profile Pages Becoming Irrelevant http://bit.ly/bn3rt5

Get Inspired: 44 Amazing Creative Blue Logos – http://bit.ly/boD1Ot

Gestalt Principles Applied in #Design http://bit.ly/bwsPbe

Is Social Media A Breeding Ground for Whiners? http://bit.ly/904c25

Good Help is Hard to Find http://bit.ly/bXNJAL

30 Fun and Fantastic Wedding Invitations – http://bit.ly/bwjmiL

How to Create a LCD Monitor in #Photoshop http://bit.ly/bTJSHS

Social Media Strategy: Grow Sales, Build Brand, or Both? http://bit.ly/dBOODd

Apps vs. the Web http://bit.ly/bZWo2I

How to Capitalize on the Business Opportunity of Social Media – http://bit.ly/btUwOT

Four Fresh-Out-of-the-Oven Web Apps and Resources – http://bit.ly/9s6u2E

5 Steps To Create A Social Media Plan – http://bit.ly/cQFEWT

Rich Contact Profiles On Gmail Sidebar With Rapportive – http://bit.ly/cCbOhg

Europe Needs Bing, But Does Bing Need Europe? http://selnd.com/bTqCrq

43 Impressive and Fully Creative Hand Drawn Websites – http://bit.ly/98sLhJ

3 Up & Coming Social Media Tactics Every Small Business or Startup Should Consider – http://bit.ly/d7Ei5o

Web and Graphic Designers from the Netherlands – http://bit.ly/9jlZsk

I’m Getting More Worried about the Effectiveness of Webspam http://bit.ly/9oNc0r

Ten dangerous ideas for startup entrepreneurs – http://bit.ly/bZk1ES

Modern Art – Revolution from Dawn to Dusk – http://bit.ly/bJi8up

Personal Brands: It Don’t Mean a Thing – http://bit.ly/bpVDFo

Weekly #Design News – Resources, Tutorials and Freebies (N.50) :Speckyboy http://bit.ly/bRCRki

165+ Fresh & Useful Articles for Web Designers & Freelancers – http://bit.ly/9ccDof

Impressive CGI Works by Air CGI – Abduzeedo – http://bit.ly/9bOi3l

Interesting Industrial Design Concepts – http://bit.ly/d7RRIk

30 Great Digital Images of Gorgeous Cleopatra – http://bit.ly/bd1Kyh

25 Business Cards Not Made Of Paper – http://bit.ly/ckECRc

Tumblr for Android Is Here http://bit.ly/drNS2o

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It was about 9:30 on Tuesday morning when I got a call on my cell from my eldest daughter. The voice on the other end was trembling, and I could tell even before she said two words that something was wrong.

“Dad, I just got in a pretty bad accident.”

No father ever wants to hear those words, but thankfully it didn’t take long to learn that she was okay and that no one else involved was injured either. Her car, however, was in pretty bad shape. This was a car that we had bought her less than a year ago from Goodwill Auto Donations, so it wasn’t an incredibly expensive loss, but it was still unexpected and a serious concern. Finding that balance between frustration at the carelessness and inexperience that caused this new expense and the relief that our daughter was unharmed was not a difficult one.

Sure, we suddenly had to figure out a way to purchase a replacement so she could get to and from her college classes and her job. Sure, we just moved across the country and depleted any savings we may have been able to use at this moment. Sure, we just recently started paying twice as much rent and other higher expenses in order to live in San Francisco, yet we were abruptly going to have to find a way to come up with even more cash.

Yet none of these things really matter when compared to the fact that our daughter is fine, especially considering she could have ended up seriously injured, or worse. Looking at the damage to her car, in the photo above that was taken minutes after the accident, it’s easy to see that things could have ended up much differently for her.

In case you haven’t already guessed, the answer to the question in the title is: none of the above.

Sure, these are all valuable tools that we may use to further our network, strengthen our brand, grow our community, increase traffic to our website, and so on. They are good tools, and they are important for many of us who work or even socialize on the web. They are the subject of countless articles and tutorials and conferences and business meetings. They fill headlines and drive strategies and contribute to the rise and fall of many different things.

But if any of these tools are the most important element of your life, I believe you are missing the point.

People are the most important entities in existence. Relationships – real relationships with people who you love and who love you – are what drive us to become the best person that we can possibly be. The rest of it may somehow be involved in helping us get there, but it should never become our primary focus, should it?

I am a web and graphic designer who uses social media to connect with others, brand and grow my business, and contribute to influencing change and growth among my community. So each of these tools in the title are very important to me, but they are essential for a single solitary reason: they directly or indirectly bring income that provides for my family. Yes, they are things that I am passionate about, and I am so fortunate to be able to make a living pursuing my passion. But they will forever be a passion that falls in line behind my number one loves: my wife, my three children, my true friends and my parents and relatives.

I guess this is just a reminder to me that I am choosing to shout out loud, just in case anyone else needs to be reminded. Let’s refrain from ever making the mistake of putting tools and networks and goals and strategies before people, and especially before people we love. Maybe if enough of us started there we could begin to see some visible change in the world around us.

Worth a shot, isn’t it?

In the last post I wrote over a month ago, I talked about breaking out of our comfort zones and shared some of the extreme measures my family and I have taken to ensure this is a consistent part of our lives. I talked about the recent move we made across the country to return to San Francisco, the city I grew up in. Now that we are settled in and I have a moment to breathe, I want to follow up with some thoughts I’ve had through this experience.

Since our arrival in San Francisco we have been reminded daily why we love this city as much as we do. Although I realize the city life is not for everyone, it is most definitely my preference. My children, who have only visited but never lived here before, appear to be discovering their own delights in what the city has to offer, which in turn increases the joy and satisfaction of my wife and myself. Our children grew up in Bay Area suburbs for the most part, and they are only now beginning to understand why their parents have been longing to return to the city by the bay.

This city breathes. It is alive. It is full of culture and creativity and inspiration and challenge. It is diverse in every possible way.

We love it. It is an adventure within itself.

It has been suggested that our return to San Francisco is actually a return to our comfort zone, and I have to agree that in many ways it could be. I grew up here, we lived here the first three years of our marriage, and we visited regularly during our years in the suburbs. My wife and I both know which buses will get us where, we know how to drive to most places in and around the city, and we have already visited some of our old favorites in the few weeks since our return. It is a comfort zone in the sense that when we set foot in this city, we feel home.

So how does someone who is pursuing a breaking of boundaries and a shattering of comfort zones deal with the potential of the day to day routine? We can’t just pick up and move across the country every day, or make radical changes every time that we identify a place of comfort and familiarity. These are extreme reactions and solutions to extreme realizations. How does one become a catalyst for adventure in their own daily routine in order to continue growing and changing and becoming everything that we desire to be?

My wife and I are attempting to answer these questions. We never want to settle. We never want to fall into a rut. We have no desire to allow our faces to transfigure into the same empty, sometimes sad expressions that populate the rush hour commute.

But how?

I think it starts with opening our eyes. There is life around us, but we have to begin to see it if we are ever going to have a chance to experience it. There is inspiration and possibility in the mundane as well as the amazing. In the weekly trip to the Laundromat down the street, or the walk to the local grocery store, or the bus ride downtown, or whatever your case may be.

There is life in the people we encounter. In the stories they carry that no one has cared enough to express interest in or listen to. In the wealth of history and culture and uniqueness that each individual intrinsically possesses. In their eyes you can see it, yet our society has conditioned us to never go there. To not talk to strangers. To live in fear of the unknown and stay within our safe little comfort space.

There is life in our surroundings. This city is (as many other cities are) rich with museums, parks, restaurants and all the other fare that we typically find ourselves seeking out as a break from the norm. This is great and makes the challenge of finding adventure more appealing and accessible. But what about those “not-so-typical” adventures that pass us by each day in our blindness to them?

An adventure is an activity that is perceived to involve risky, dangerous or exciting experiences. I believe life is supposed to be just that, yet so many are content to play it safe and miss out on even the most minute experiences that could possibly change their lives forever.

We may look at our daily routines and our comfort zones and quickly dismiss the thought that they possess any type of potential for adventure. I think the reality is that every second is ripe with the possibility of discovery, and it is each person’s challenge to dive in and become a catalyst for the birth of a moment’s fullness. Or they can choose to check out and just go along for the ride, avoiding risk, danger or excitement.

For me, the latter sounds far too boring. I can’t imagine living my life without the awareness of each moment’s possibilities and potential, even though I am sure I manage to initiate discomfort within my comfort zone far less often than I would like to think. Still, my eyes are open to the fact that I don’t do it as often as I want to, and I believe that’s the beginning of change.

What are the daily routines you find yourself enslaved by? What are the rituals that have taken over and seem to have removed the reigns from your hands? What are the times each day that you have unconsciously decided just have to be that way and will never change?

Let’s open our eyes to these seemingly mundane things, and begin to identify and target them as the next boundary to be broken. The adventure that lies beyond their walls could be risky, dangerous and possibly even exciting. I think that’s something worth exploring. Don’t you?

This week is an exciting one for me and my family. On Sunday, July 4^th, Independence Day, we are driving out of Tallahassee, FL, with our belongings in a U-Haul trailer to begin the three-and-a-half-day journey across the country to our new residence in San Francisco. That amazing, unique city is where I grew up, where my wife and I lived for the first 3 years of our marriage, where my eldest daughter was born, and where our hearts are. Although we spent many years in SF Bay Area, we have not lived within the city limits for years, and we are anxiously anticipating our return.

In some ways the City by the Bay could be misinterpreted as our “comfort zone”, the place we feel the most at ease and safe. Yet anyone who knows us and knows our relationship with the city would make the distinction that we seldom ever make the choice for what is safe.

In the McDaniel philosophy of living, safe is equivalent to boring. Safe is for those who are satisfied with the status quo and have little or no desire to experience the adventure that is an intricate element of the potential within every breath we take. Safe may be fine for others, but it reeks of stagnancy, boredom and insufficiency to me and my family.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m sure we have our own comfort zones, and this writing is not an attempt to put our approach to life on a pedestal high above your own. It is, however, rich with the hope that by sharing our story you too might be inspired to examine your comfort zone and maybe, just maybe, step outside of it to experience all that you have been missing.

We all have comfort zones of various contexts. As a designer, I have areas I excel in that I prefer to focus on. It’s easier and seemingly more fulfilling than trying to do something different, challenging or new to me. As a husband and father I have comfortable ways I communicate my love for my family that are so natural they can become routine. As an introvert I have boundaries I prefer not to step outside of because I find interacting with people I have never met awkward and emotionally draining.

And that’s really what comfort zones are, isn’t it? Boundaries of safety that we prefer not to break or wander beyond into the unknown.

But why? What’s so great about comfort zones? If they are all we ever know and we never set foot outside them, how much more are we missing that this life has to offer? Even more importantly, how much are we limiting who we become and what we have to offer others?

For many people, growth and change are scary propositions. For others they are almost cuss words. But for some they are the most prized possessions to pursue in every moment, and the result is a resounding impact on their own lives as well as those whose lives they touch.

I strongly believe that the very next step to take after identifying your comfort zone is determining how to breach its boundaries. In certain areas this can be easy. In many others it can be painful, ridden with mistakes and hurdles, and full of unknown results.

This, of course, is why so few even consider stepping outside their comfort zones.

Who wants to fail? Who wants to put time and energy and effort into something that could have either wonderful or devastating results? It’s so much easier to find what works for us and stick with it, never to stray again. No risk involved. No possibility of failure or disappointment. No unknown.

For me, the thought of a life without risk and adventure is enough to turn my stomach. My family and I have already experienced so many incredible highs and demoralizing lows in the short lives we’ve lived, and we would not trade a second of it for the alternative of safe and predictable. It would be like buckling up into a roller coaster that never rose more than a foot off the ground throughout the ride. How boring would that be?

If you would indulge me for a second, I’d like to share some examples of what I mean. My wife and I have lived what others have deemed a “crazy” life so far, and it might help you to hear some of our experiences as you consider stepping outside of your own comfort zone.

Broken Boundary: When I graduated from high school I had the choice of going to college for graphic design or playing music in nightclub bands. My deepest passion was writing and performing music, so I chose to pursue it rather than the ’safety’ of a graphic design career.

Results: At age 18 I toured the northwest US and Canada with Hawaii’s most successful nightclub band at the time. This gave me the connections to form my own band, which eventually opened for The Cult and The Spin Doctors. For 5 years I made a living playing music, and most importantly it created the opportunity for me to meet the woman who would become my wife.

Broken Boundary: On February 14, 1989, 5 months to the day after I met Candace, I proposed to her. We both knew it was crazy to get married so quickly, but we also knew within the first month that we could spend the rest of our lives with each other. 8 months to the day from when we met, we were married on a beach in Hawaii.

Results: We are still married 21 years later, we have 3 amazing kids and we both continue to experience the joy of being in love with your best friend.

Broken Boundary: 1 week after we were married in Hawaii, we jumped on a plane to San Francisco with nothing more than $1500 and our wedding gifts. We knew we wanted to live in the city, so why not just go for it?

Results: 1 month after we moved into our apartment in downtown SF, the top 2 floors burned down and the building was condemned, so we had to move again. Just a few months later was the great SF earthquake of 1989. We were beginning to wonder if we’d made some dreadful mistake, and if the universe was against us living there. Still, 3 years later we got pregnant with our first daughter. Yes!

Broken Boundary: After years of working my way up into Operations Management in a nationwide electrical supplies wholesaler, we decided to jump from the stability of a full-time, successful career into full-time ministry as a Worship/Music Pastor at a local Bay Area small church. We spent the next 10 years learning and growing and serving others in this capacity.

Results: We were offered a Pastoral position at one of the largest multicultural Southern Baptist churches in the country. We both enjoyed the challenge and the unique experience of working across cultural boundaries and motivating others to do the same. Our children grew up within the church environment, while simultaneously being exposed to our methodology of never accepting the status quo.

Broken Boundary: After serving for 5 years in an amazing multicultural church, we realized we were settling into another comfort zone. We recognized that, for us, organized religion was intrinsically and ironically counter-productive to what we believed, and we needed to walk away from the institution of the church and learn how to live our beliefs in the world outside the walls. We resigned from our positions and packed everything we owned into a shipping container bound for Hawaii, where my family lives.

Results: We were ostracized by the congregation, colleagues and many ‘friends’ we had served for the past five years. It was one of the worst times of our lives, and there are scars that still have not healed completely after 4 years. Yet we simultaneously grew in our own development of our personal beliefs and began a new and exciting chapter in our lives. It was at this point that I really began growing my freelance design business from a side project into the full-time focus it has become.

Broken Boundary: After spending 2 years with family in Hawaii, we realized that although we loved the people and the spirit of the islands, it was not the place we wanted to live for the rest of our lives. We needed to be back on the mainland. So we made the decision to sell everything we own that we could, pack the remainder into a 4′ x 6′ trailer, and move across the country to a place we’d never been before: Tallahassee, FL. We had two friends there, but otherwise it would be a complete unknown. This thought was both exhilarating and terrifying.

Results: This is the place that, out of necessity, I became a full-time freelance web and graphic designer. My business has blossomed and my connections through social media and other avenues have greatly expanded. On this Saturday, July 3, my wife will be graduating from the Aveda Institute and will be obtaining her cosmetology license to pursue her newfound love as a stylist. She already has a position at a salon in SF lined up, as well as devoted friends and clients who will be using her services.

Believe it or not, those are just a few of the major boundary-breaking experiences we have had. It hasn’t all been fun and rewarding in the classic sense, either. Our marriage has been challenged in the most difficult ways. Some very dear friendships have been irreparably destroyed. Our children have left relationships behind and had to build new ones, all while attending new schools almost every year. As I said before, the lows have been just as extreme as the highs. Maybe it’s some type of balance that must be maintained in the universe. I don’t know. But I will take those extreme lows in order to indulge in the most amazing and fulfilling highs we have had the joy of experiencing.

We are stronger for it. Our kids are better people and eventually adults because of it. And I believe the people whose lives we have touched due to our boundary breaking are grateful.

What about you? What are your comfort zones? And what’s so great about them that you would choose to stay safely in them rather than experience the vast expanse of adventure that awaits you?

I believe life is a journey, but no journey can be taken by those that choose to stand still. What if everyone took the time to identify their comfort zones and then put into motion the plans to shatter the boundaries that once seemed so desirable? I really don’t know what kind of world that would be, but I would love to find out. After all, it’s another unknown. And I love to explore the unknown.

Over the past year or so I have been diving into the online design community, meeting and getting to know all kinds of interesting people from all over the world. As I come across different design-related blogs, I have added the ones I like or find interesting to my RSS subscriptions, and I check in with most of them daily. I currently subscribe to about 300 design blogs, everything from the most popular to the least known. I learn a great deal from most of them, and must credit my ongoing education to these wondrous websites that continuously put out tutorials, showcases, inspiration, discussions and more.

Recently I have become particularly enthralled with some new-to-me discoveries in the design blog world. While I do gain quite a bit of knowledge and inspiration from the majority of the design blogs, these three websites have risen to the top of my own personal list because of their distinctly different approaches. Where many others have an obvious focus on driving traffic, which in turn influences the content they produce, these three blogs write from their inspirations and passions. They wrestle in their writing with subject matter that they are dealing with themselves. They challenge and question. They inspire discussion and debate. They ask the all-important question: “Why?”

I have an affinity toward people who go deeper, who don’t just accept the way things are but examine them, pick them apart and try to understand how they became accepted in the first place or if they are the best option. Through different experiences in my life I have learned how foolish it is to blindly follow the crowd instead of think for yourself and I love to commiserate with those who challenge popular thought. I truly believe these types of people are leaders, influencers and world shapers. Not because they aspire to be leaders, but because their actions inspire others to follow.

I believe the creators and authors of these three design blogs are such people. Their writing challenges me. It gets me to look at things from another perspective. It dares me to enter into debate with the status quo. It inspires and motivates and strengthens what I do as a designer. I believe it does the same for others.

So I want to share them with you in the hopes that if you have not already discovered them, you will today be exposed and begin the journey alongside them as they contribute to the shaping of the future of design.

Drawar

I would like to think that Paul Scrivens, the creator of Drawar, and I are kindred spirits. He writes with an in-your-face style and pulls no punches. His words seem to just flow as though he were speaking to his readers directly – I imagine he doesn’t plan out his articles as much as just ‘vomit’ them. He always throws down some type of gauntlet, challenging popular thought and inspiring debate and discussion. He walks his talk, too, producing designs that speak of what he’s writing about.

I asked Paul to share a little about why he started Drawar. Here’s what he said:

“Design is one of the few activities that we all have in common. Everyone likes to design in some way or another. Maybe it’s your wardrobe or the inside of your car, either way we all design. However, the few of us that get to do it for a living are the fortunate ones. We get to solve problems to make the world a better place. It’s pure happiness. I wanted to feel that happiness when I looked at the design community and for me it wasn’t there.

I understand that to design well you need to know the how’s and that is why sites that showcase tutorials, lists and other things are a benefit to us all, however, to really understand design we need more exploration into the why’s. There wasn’t much of that around so I figured instead of hoping that it pops up one day I would start to write it myself. This gives me a chance to better understand why I tackle design problems the way I do and give me a chance to give back to the community. The community deserves better and I’m just trying to do my part. Plus, I enjoy hearing myself talk.”

Drawar is not only a design blog, but a design community, and Paul is constantly tweaking and expanding as he looks to create a place online that grows and strengthens its users. He is funny, interesting and always worth reading. The forums are just as engaging, and a critique section is in the alpha stages. If you are interested at all in design, you must make Drawar a daily stop.

Echo Enduring

Matt Ward is not only an exceptional designer, but a prolific and talented writer. His efforts at Echo Enduring Blog have enlightened me and made me a better designer. He shares quality tutorials and even a few great lists now and then, but I really enjoy his thought-provoking discussions on design. His writing style addresses tough subjects with an ease that invites the reader to participate rather than be offended or raise our defenses. He presents his points clearly and wonderfully articulately, and I really value where he takes my mind.

When I asked Matt about his philosophy behind Echo Enduring Blog, here’s what he said:

“The Echo Enduring Blog is less than a year old, and was something that I started as an extension of my main website. Over the past 11 months or so, I’ve sort of let the blog evolve and transform and really enjoyed the process. I’ve published basically every kind of content you can imagine – from articles and freebies to tutorials and giveaways. I’ve even published a few list posts, though these days I only ever publish “lists” that are also accompanied by some solid editorial explaining the selections in some way.

In the past several months, and moving forward, my basic philosophy for the blog has and will continue to be centered around four words: Teach, Motivate, Challenge and Equip. With the vast majority of posts, I aim to accomplish at least one of these things. I suppose you could add a fifth word – Entertain – since I sometimes like to write posts that are more amusing than anything else. I also try to produce interesting content that people will actually be excited to read – the kind of stuff they will forward to their friends or share on Twitter, and hopefully even come back to in the future. It’s all about quality, and though my subscriber count isn’t as high as some of the bigger blogs (yet), I like to think that I have a higher level of subscribers, who appreciate my work and are prepared to really engage with it.”

That last sentence sums it up for me. Matt invites us to engage with his writings. He not only welcomes interaction and discussion, he inspires it. Be sure to make your way through his past articles and add Echo Enduring Blog to your daily web surfing habits.

Design Informer

Jad Limcaco has succeeded in creating a design blog that at first glance may appear to be very similar to others out there, but digging a little deeper I realized he was not only providing valuable resources, he is also stretching the boundaries beyond what the “biggies” in the business do. Design Informer brings together a number of contributors and is building a community that seeks to expand on what is being done elsewhere not out of spite or competition, but in an effort to raise the bar and pursue improvements.

I asked Jad to share a bit about himself and what Design Informer is about, and he sent me an entire article! He started out writing a couple paragraphs and it turned into what will eventually become a post on Design Informer. To me, that is a prime example of an author expressing his passions – when you start you just can’t cut it short. Here’s an excerpt of what Jad shared with me:

“When I started Design Informer, I had a goal to be different. I didn’t want to just do what the other blogs were doing; I wanted to be known for being a blog that had a great design, high quality articles, and a great community behind it. I care more about quality than quantity. There will be weeks where you will see me not post at all, and there would be some weeks where I post two or more articles. If I wanted to, I can post every day, but coming up with a quality article takes time and I strive to make the articles on Design Informer to be of that standard.

I’m crazy about the small things. When I designed my site, I really spent time thinking about every aspect of the design. Until today, I’m still constantly tweaking my site. These changes might be little, but it’s what really make Design Informer the site that it is. When I publish my posts, I obsess over the little design details.”

The idea of never being satisfied, constantly tweaking and striving for improvement, is one I admire and pursue myself. It also seems to be a common thread among these three.

I realize this list is not exhaustive, and by creating a list at all I am leaving SO many others out. For other design bloggers who read this, I apologize if you are offended in any way. My intent is not to raise these three up at the expense of all others, but instead to challenge us all to find our own voice and use it. Sure, we can all whip out list posts and tutorials, and I hope no one completely abandons them. I do think there is a place for design blogs that share tutorials and roundups and showcases and such. I share them on Twitter all the time, I browse through many of them daily, and I have learned much from and been inspired by the multitudes of them.

However, I personally want to associate myself with the thoughts and passions of those who challenge me. I want to hear your voice. I want to wrestle with your questions. I want to become better because we all are asking “Why?” In the end, isn’t that what design is about? Finding the best solutions and creating them where there are none. I truly believe these three are doing that. I applaud and celebrate them, and I encourage you to do the same.

If you know of any other design blogs that you would consider “different” from, say, Smashing Magazine or the countless clones, please feel free to share them in the comments below. I would love to discover more members of the design community that contribute to challenging and questioning and growing it, and I’m sure others would too. Also, please feel free to subscribe to this blog either by RSS feed or via email to receive all the latest posts and never miss a single one.

I have been a part of a few different discussions regarding design trends recently. One of the best articles I’ve read on the subject was written by Matt Ward at Echo Enduring Blog. In it, Matt helps a rebel like me realize the importance of design trends and best ways to respond. I recently wrote a guest post on Pelfusion.com discussing design standards and trends and challenging us all to break out of the expected to create new, interesting and unique designs, possibly birthing more new trends along the way, or maybe generating some one-of-a-kind, stand-alone masterpieces.

If you have read much of my writings and ramblings, you are probably aware that I am bent towards breaking myself and others out of the status quo, so when it comes to this topic of following trends and adhering to standards I am pretty opinionated. I don’t necessarily think I’m right, or an authority on the subject, but I do have some strong feelings that are rooted in my own personal experience and philosophy. In this post I want to continue to challenge our thinking so that we will extend our approaches to design in any context beyond the perceived boundaries that can bind the creative spirit.

Almost everyone at some point in their life has colored in a coloring book. At a young age many of us were forever shaped by the adults who commented on our crayon creations. Some children were challenged or required to color inside the lines, making a nice, neat picture. Others were encouraged no matter what they produced.

“Beautiful colors, Jimmy!”

“I really like how you scribbled so vigorously, Suzie! It shows your exciting personality!”

Most parents, babysitters and teachers never realize how dramatically they have contributed to the formation of the creative spirit in the child. Unwittingly, they quite possibly have helped to limit or unleash, to confine or set free.

It is my concern that design standards and trends possess the ability to do the very same. The best trends will unleash the creative spirit in us all. The worst will be mindlessly followed and serve only to bind us to conformist attitudes and sticking with what is proven to succeed.

Playing it safe is never the key to success in its truest form, although financial success may quite possibly still be attained in this manner. True success, as I define it anyway, comes out of pursuing the fulfillment of your passions and your dreams. The journey, the experience of this is far more satisfying than riches or fame. On occasion the riches and fame follow the fulfillment of this pursuit, but when they become the object of it, the adventure is usually lost.

True art, true creativity should not come from a place that is restricted. It can come from places of emotion, pain, struggle, celebration and so on, but if it is to be an expression of the individual artist, who am I to dictate the artist’s boundaries? It’s a cliché, but aren’t rules made to be broken? And who makes those rules anyway?

Of course, when we’re talking about design and art in the same context, there is another debate separating the two which I don’t want to address here, but I will say that I consider myself a designer AND an artist. I create art. I design to provide solutions. Sometimes the paths of the two are integrally entwined. It is my opinion that the results of those times are my best work.

Not because they meet some standard, or because they attract the biggest crowd. Not because they have made me a fat paycheck, or because they are admired by my peers.

What I consider to be the best of my designs are those that I have poured my heart and soul into, an inspired thought, an idea that may contain plenty of trends and standards, but simultaneously contains something that is a piece of me. Something only I could have come up with. Something that breathes in unison with my spirit.

I derive complete satisfaction from these projects. Unfortunately I have a hard time identifying many that currently exist within my portfolio. Why is that? Maybe because clients tend to desire trends as much as designers tend to adhere to them. Maybe because we as designers will advise our clients to use proven techniques and styles, sometimes even when they challenge us to do something different. We provide a solution rather than explore the possibility of a revolution.

What if the revolutionaries had chosen to play by the rules? What if artists did their best to color inside the lines, succumbing to fear of failure and rejection? What if designers continued to put out the same trends and standards that that were in place 10, 20 or 50 years ago?

Someone has to start the trend. Someone has to stretch the boundaries. Someone has to say it’s okay to color outside the lines. Someone has to be the first.

How disappointing and utterly dismal this world would be if we all chose to stick to what’s safe. What’s proven. What someone else has proclaimed the standard or the trend.

I choose to at least attempt to design outside the lines. I will fail. I might even be laughed at or dismissed. But I believe it’s worth it to take the risk. What could possibly be a better way to die than in the passionate throes of pursuing your dreams?

Each week I share on Twitter all the links and resources I am reading and learning from with those who choose to follow me. Everything from social media, technology, freelancing, web and graphic design, search engine optimization and more! At the end of the week I am compiling these resources to share in one spot for those that are interested. So here is some weekend reading, or a mega-bookmark, or however you choose to use this list. I hope you enjoy it!

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Mind Mapping Web Application Built on HTML5 Canvas – http://bit.ly/c28qhr

Learning from Microsoft: 10 Design Pitfalls to Avoid | Design Shack http://bit.ly/bztDOc

Innovation Perspectives – Social Media Return Dilemma http://bit.ly/9kTAO5

Facebook, privacy advocates square off over what’s public &d what’s protected http://bit.ly/bflPTN

15 Exceptional Handwritten Free Fonts (via @LBOI) http://bit.ly/aXhYTn

Many know Twitter, but few are tweeters http://bit.ly/a3VyCA

#Photography by Lightfarm Studios http://bit.ly/cYUixm

Dear Internet, Here is Our Invoice (by @ShellyKramer) http://bit.ly/8XQaYm

11 Awesome #Wordpress Development Blogs http://bit.ly/asOHbR

Do You Accidentally Have a New Social Media Presence? Do You Want One? http://bit.ly/ahBjDl

How Facebook’s Social Graph Might Influence SEO – http://bit.ly/aQ7pgU

12 Helpful jQuery Plugins to Check Before Ending April 2010 – http://bit.ly/aeikSR

Only 27.3% Of Android Phones Can Use The Official Twitter Client http://tcrn.ch/cIGNX6

Beautifully Captured Impressive Photographs Dedicated To Labour Day – http://bit.ly/9jx3YO

Branding to the Internet Generation – http://bit.ly/9FlI6Y

#WordPress Plugin Development: Style Your Message Boxes – http://bit.ly/crwdwO

How to Add Retweet Anywhere in #WordPress http://bit.ly/bZNW93

Backup Solutions For #WordPress – http://bit.ly/aXmK37

Twitter: More a News Medium Than Social Network – PCWorld http://bit.ly/bqciBj

CMOs: Make A Connection Between Brand Promise & Purpose – Forbes.com http://bit.ly/avyp3c

30 Creative Website Footers – http://bit.ly/b1493S

The Only 5 Google Chrome Extensions You Need http://bit.ly/9F3ViK

Should We Reevaluate, Redefine or Continue Regurgitating The ‘Design Blog’? http://bit.ly/adz4Dm

How to Install Google Analytics in #WordPress http://bit.ly/cwfmhx

30 HQ Free Photoshop Brushes in Jan – Apr 2010 – http://bit.ly/bqNbdE

Creative Logo Design: 30 Negative Space Logos | Naldz Graphics http://bit.ly/bMHtWt

Infographic: Important aspects of SEO – http://bit.ly/aUL3zs

Difference between $(document).ready(function(){}); and $(window).load(function(){}); http://bit.ly/bhVKgh

Social media traffic: do you know where your website traffic is coming from? http://bit.ly/cypAGl

How To Fail At Using Twitter To Drum Up Business – http://bit.ly/cksTKc

Best of Websites: April 2010 Roundups – http://bit.ly/aGQ3YT

A Stylish #WordPress theme for product showcase / company portfolio http://bit.ly/bEN92t

Profile: Getting to Know Russell Tate | Vectortuts+ http://bit.ly/bvrMhz

Should Social Media Relationship Rules Be Different Than Real Life? http://bit.ly/c3vvSn

10 Fantastic Web Interfaces – http://bit.ly/cOPMki

Tabzon: A Small And Easy In-Out Attendance Board For Offices – http://bit.ly/aNf3Rb

Top Articles On The Web Design Billboard In April’10 – instantShift http://bit.ly/bYQnOE

5 Tips to create an excellent search engine optimized landing page http://bit.ly/cIUYHx

Top 10 iPhone Apps for TV Fanatics http://bit.ly/a1swM2

45+ Useful Cartoon Character Design Tutorials – http://bit.ly/b4D0Zc

Add a fully interactive API Google Map to your Wordpress website – http://bit.ly/aDrxkJ

11 Ways to create great blog content http://bit.ly/cnvvc5

Living Paintings: Reverse Trompe L’Oeil by Alexa Meade – http://bit.ly/a9lwzT

30 Minute Redesign: Cachaca Wruck – PSDFan http://bit.ly/ccCozX

Interesting Japanese Minimalist House by Sou Fujimoto http://bit.ly/cSwBnC

6 Places to Turn Yourself into an Adobe Fireworks Professional – http://bit.ly/cJuDai

Surprise!!! Social Media (and Life) Is NOT A Competition – http://bit.ly/dzXuS6

Change Computer Resolutions With A Click Of A Button – http://bit.ly/aTTvyW

18 Wireframing, Mockup And Prototyping Tools To Plan Designs – http://bit.ly/a03ylC

Media Releases and Online Newsrooms Evolving – http://bit.ly/9kMJDS

5 Must Have Tools And Apps For Enhanced Facebook Experience – http://bit.ly/cOin7U

15 Excellent CSS Grid Systems For Web Designers – http://bit.ly/aTLkrn

The State of Web Development 2010 – http://bit.ly/94gJxk

The Freelancing Success Code – http://bit.ly/dyGsmC

How to Add a Facebook Like Button to Your Website – http://bit.ly/d6EfLu

5 Strategies To Help You Tweet Better (by @mistygirlph) http://bit.ly/9Ax9Rn

24 Best Photoshop Brushes Released in April 2010 – http://bit.ly/bZC8mj

Purple, A New Trend In Logtype Design? http://bit.ly/a6hlnq

40 Painful and Pain-Free Tattoo Designs – http://bit.ly/dzMjMf

Beautiful Stack Menus With jStackMenu http://bit.ly/b7E266

Photoshop Effect vs CSS3 Properties – http://bit.ly/bDcnkE

33 Creative and Inspiring Logo Designs – http://bit.ly/acC7lN

The Building Blocks of the Universe in Graphic Art – DesignOra http://bit.ly/cbuHvj

How to Create a Sleek Wii Controller – http://bit.ly/9gi6PA

The Art of Social Media http://bit.ly/bvkRLA

5 Simple Tools for a Paperless Office http://bit.ly/a6mlAn

Free & Premium Restaurant Website Templates – http://bit.ly/9kHchV

8 Best Android Apps for Health and Fitness http://bit.ly/bOBLbK

8 jQuery Performance & Optimization Tips You Need In 2010 – http://bit.ly/bG7TTB

190+ Useful Fresh Articles for Web Designers – http://bit.ly/9LGSJr

How to make an Apple iPad using Photoshop http://bit.ly/dpTwBS

Symmetry: A Balancing Act In Two (Or More) Parts – Smashing Magazine http://bit.ly/cyspTY

Global Cola: 10 Pepsi-Cola Flavors You Can’t Get Here – http://bit.ly/94zmZ8

Inspiration: 30 Beautiful Dark Blog Designs http://bit.ly/aIQpUX

Best use of a shop window postcard space | David Airey, graphic designer http://bit.ly/cJxnrK

Striving to Reach the Youth Market http://bit.ly/aCqUEe

7 Ways to Customize Your Real Life Online http://bit.ly/d09V1U

Lightweight AJAX Refresh Snippet – http://bit.ly/bk5YvN

Graphic Novel Paintings by Sarah Ellerton – http://bit.ly/dqtvIz

101 Weird and Creative Examples of Surreal Artworks – http://bit.ly/9FXgyZ

The Best Community Snippets On The Web Design Billboard in April’10 – http://bit.ly/cD6tH4

15 Modern Designed Walls for your house – http://bit.ly/caOVAR

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Step by Step Guide to Setup FeedBurner for #WordPress http://bit.ly/boTowG

20 Stunning 3D Landscapes – http://bit.ly/dxJFiM

Geo-Marketing As A New Business Marketing Tool – http://bit.ly/cz4U3a

How to Sell Without a Sales Pitch | Copyblogger http://bit.ly/bVMSlw

Are You Slow Enough to Succeed in Social Media – http://bit.ly/b5KUCr

15 Ideas to Make Your DIY Social Media More Successful – http://bit.ly/aYS7mI

Should a Corporate Social Business Strategy be Preceded by a Cultural Audit? http://bit.ly/bors6D

How to Create a Greek Mythology Inspired Photo Manipulation | Psdtuts+ http://bit.ly/auCStr

10 Random Search Tools To Keep In Your Back Pocket – http://bit.ly/9xMdvB

The Top: 12 Best jQuery Image Galleries – http://bit.ly/cnymhX

5 Cool New Resources, Tools and Blogs – http://bit.ly/dqlc1d

Most common SEO mistakes http://bit.ly/dvCJD0

Various Extensions to Use Delicious from Google Chrome Browser – http://bit.ly/cKjZV2

22 Mindblowing Examples of Portrait Photo Manipulations – http://bit.ly/94j11B

Sweet Pages: A jQuery Pagination Solution – http://bit.ly/bzB0a9

33 Imaginative Photoshop Drawing and Painting Tutorials – http://bit.ly/drEkha

Feeling Guilty About Taking Time Off | FreelanceFolder http://bit.ly/cy7c3v

Be a Design Commando: Can You Make the Cut? http://bit.ly/91zVxY

30 (NEW) High Quality Icon Set for your Dock – http://bit.ly/9CXQii

Modern CSS Layouts, Part 2: The Essential Techniques – Smashing Magazine http://bit.ly/cCe9Nj

16 Tips for Successful Online Video Marketing – http://bit.ly/bC5tS5

Do You Work On The Weekends? FreelanceSwitch http://bit.ly/cnfofs

How to Illustrate a Marvelous Violin Icon | Vectortuts+ http://bit.ly/cFssJK

Creative & Colorful Streets – Unique Graffiti Artwork (by @adamsconsulting) http://bit.ly/dcKWEQ

Logo Design Love: the unsung heroes -e http://bit.ly/ajnyuC

30 Useful Adobe AIR Applications – Noupe http://bit.ly/dxmk0c

Use More Flexibility In #WordPress Templates – http://bit.ly/cOJaSO

Silent-View Photography Project – Abduzeedo – http://bit.ly/cIFLPP

6 incredible gadgets you can’t own yet – http://bit.ly/bdFVZU

10 Reasons You’ll Never Quit Facebook (Even If You Think You Want To) http://bit.ly/a5J1Es

What is Work? design mind http://bit.ly/bce0MT

25 (More!) Unique Book Shelving & Storage Solutions – http://bit.ly/csAkBR

Create a Terrifying Surreal Photo Manipulation – http://bit.ly/8Zt4i3

50 Helpful Typography Tools And Resources – Smashing Magazine http://bit.ly/bG1gMj

Statistically, You’re Not Going To Read This – http://bit.ly/apUwzE

Create a Dark Modern Contact Form in Photoshop – http://bit.ly/crKZSv

How to: Demystify the Social Media Expert Myth – http://bit.ly/bbD2n4

The Age Of Facebook: Excerpts From The New Book By David Kirkpatrick http://tcrn.ch/cOPhgZ

Red Flags: 11 Signs To Hire a New Web Designer – http://bit.ly/9s0prT

100+ website elements for web developers in PSD format http://bit.ly/cJP2Xc

Why did I start a type foundry? I love typography blog http://bit.ly/cPTWMV

Small Businesses With Low Online Visibility Can Easily Improve http://selnd.com/9CYZQR

The State of CSS3 in Email Templates | Nettuts+ http://bit.ly/9rsUkQ

10 Excellent Tools To Customize Your Windows – http://bit.ly/9Jtyo

Is #WordPress Screwing Up Your SEO? http://bit.ly/blv5UY

Countries with the Fastest & Slowest Internet Speeds in the world http://bit.ly/bVrG5c

Swing And A Miss! Ways To Keep A Client From Walking Away [Re]Encoded.com http://bit.ly/dwHui7

A guide to multilingual blogging – http://bit.ly/9VIqF2

Create a Glossy Web Tag Icon Using Photoshop http://bit.ly/cWS3Ju

Dancing Paint – High Speed Water Photography (by @adamsconsulting) http://bit.ly/bX8bhH

UsabilityPost – A Symptom Of Clutter http://bit.ly/cz50M6

7 Deadly Sins Represented with Web Design Colors http://bit.ly/cqmFHh

Creative Examples of Round Die Cut Business Cards | Naldz Graphics http://bit.ly/aOiFXf

20 Easy To Follow Photoshop Poster Tutorials – http://bit.ly/dke8Rg

How To Get Started With Mobile Marketing http://selnd.com/aKYcmK

The 10 Websites To Get Your Articles Discovered! (by @mistygirlph) http://bit.ly/94cDSu

50 Beautiful Examples of Aquatic Creatures Photography http://bit.ly/9K3Kew

50 Fantastic Sport Logos | webexpedition18 http://bit.ly/9nsVCv

35 Examples of Using #Typography in Web Design http://bit.ly/d1SxCj

Highlight & Annotate Any Web Page Before Sharing With Webklipper – http://bit.ly/9c1hwi

45 Delightful Wood Textured Websites – http://bit.ly/aJ1DLL

25 Amazing Photographs of Storms – http://bit.ly/bAMPF8

52 Great Examples Of Urban #Photography – http://bit.ly/aTAWSW

Freebie: Grunge and Modernistic Background Patterns http://bit.ly/9mYfYd

Logotype/Wordmark Logos: 30 Creative Examples http://bit.ly/9NwWrl

Facebook Adding Location Features This Month [REPORT] http://bit.ly/9K3353

The Keys to Social Media Optmization Success http://bit.ly/cJf12g

Post Treatment – Show Related Posts Without a Plugin – http://bit.ly/995sht

40 Really Useful JavaScript Tutorials with Modren Techniques – http://bit.ly/bl3io8

How to Disable Automatic formatting in #WordPress posts http://bit.ly/bOsdmg

27 of the Best Real Estate Websites – http://bit.ly/d6J1zQ

How to convince your clients they need a brand and not just a logo | David Airey http://bit.ly/91OoGj

A new era dawns for international domain names – http://bit.ly/awWWs0

25 Advanced Photo Effects & Techniques with #Photoshop – Speckyboy #Design  http://bit.ly/bKc3r9

Is Facebook about to get local services? TechRadar UK http://bit.ly/aIWI1X

#Branding is more than just a good logo – http://bit.ly/baDCzI

Create Your Own #WordPress Theme from an HTML Template http://bit.ly/9FOvNI

Facebook World Domination Surges On – http://bit.ly/dryKpx

Awesome Skins for iPad – Abduzeedo – http://bit.ly/a0xIbm

Are you a “Social CEO”? http://bit.ly/d3F5QQ

Feature Designer: Fantastic Art Works by Jeannette Woitzik – http://bit.ly/9pOUUL

HoverAttribute jQuery Plugin for Headings & List Entries – http://bit.ly/dzBthU

15 In-Depth Examples of Addictive User Experience – http://bit.ly/cLh67u

What Kind of Links Do You Need? #SEO http://bit.ly/bNiuKN

10 Ways to Initiate a Conversation on the Social Web http://bit.ly/drWTBL

eclime – free Smarty based e-commerce/shopping cart software http://bit.ly/bOXxJT

The Evolution of Social Media Advertising – http://bit.ly/9nqYxm

Simple Photo Gallery for the Flash Beginners – http://bit.ly/aF9L9x

Five Mega-Inspiring Website Designs – http://bit.ly/dwdiiS

Getting your latest Twitter status using PHP – http://bit.ly/a7U7kM

40 Free Fonts Ideal For Retro And Vintage Designs http://bit.ly/aIq47g

Store, Sync and Share Your Files Online – http://bit.ly/co23w5

Publishers beware: audience targeting is not your friend – http://bit.ly/bQy14E

Mobile Application Development with CSS, HTML and jQuery – http://bit.ly/ahDnfH

30 Stunning Upcoming Movie Posters – http://bit.ly/dm9SOT

Excellent Examples of Using Photos in Web Design http://bit.ly/a3oHB3

How Can I Decrease Page Loading Times on My Site? http://bit.ly/aYJOeU

2 FireFox Addons for Those Addicted to Google Analytics Numbers – http://bit.ly/alTeHD

Best #WordPress plugins – April 2010 – http://bit.ly/djEYIc

Sites of the Week #101 – Abduzeedo – http://bit.ly/c0gQrC

Are You Ready For The Success Of Your Social Media Strategy? http://bit.ly/dhPqyz

The Facebook Privacy War: What is Personal Data? Wired.com http://bit.ly/a8npVt

7 Challenges of International Freelancing & How to Overcome Them | FreelanceFolder http://bit.ly/9IJjaW

5 Easy Ways to Drive Social Media Fans to Action – http://bit.ly/a6Tgvc

Web Writing: Who Sets the Standards? FreelanceSwitch http://bit.ly/afM1pr

UK Site Yell.com Gives Google Maps A Run For Its Money http://selnd.com/dzPVfP

How to Make a Retro RC Airplane Poster | Vectortuts+ http://bit.ly/9uFksK

50 Creatively Designed Twitter Backgrounds – http://bit.ly/9CO1K5

LOST – The Animated Series – http://bit.ly/ch85iz

How to Create Your first #WordPress Theme: Part 1 -g http://bit.ly/dqZJgX

Beautiful Houses: Alki Townhomes in Seatle – Abduzeedo – http://bit.ly/95BybO

Create an add to cart/basket/bag button – http://bit.ly/9PSOUI

23 Fresh Creative Business Cards Designs http://bit.ly/b1C6CY

40 Free Fantastic Sans Serif Fonts – http://bit.ly/akhKuG

10 Free Project Management Tools to Fit Your Needs http://bit.ly/9y0SdJ

Know When To Finish – http://bit.ly/a0KIhs

Retro SunFlower Design http://bit.ly/cfkQ6N

How to display ratings as stars using CSS and a bit of jQuery http://bit.ly/cSyjg0

160+ Fresh Addictive Articles for Web Designers – http://bit.ly/9uM6Ma

Can different button shapes improve conversions? http://bit.ly/duizqY

Is it time for (yet another) Facebook backlash? http://bit.ly/d2FO5v

Can Foursquare become a useful marketing tool? http://bit.ly/bsCGKo

15 Free Photography Software for Photographers – http://bit.ly/ajEZJg

Mobile commerce stats round up – http://bit.ly/chNd1M

30 SEO, Social Media & Marketing Case Studies that Prove the ROI of it All – http://bit.ly/b7zvXV

7 Simple & Useful Command-Line Tips | Nettuts+ http://bit.ly/br55wJ

Can Video Search Engines Find What You Want? http://to.pbs.org/9ZuLi9

Report: Facebook, McDonald’s Team on Geolocation – PCWorld http://bit.ly/98KJSc

Interview With Fantasy Artist Skam Works | Psdtuts+ http://bit.ly/9W2WTN

Facebook Privacy Issues: 4 Reasons to Worry – PCWorld http://bit.ly/9ij7go

jQuery Image Galleries & Sliders – Best Of http://bit.ly/d11XzY

2 Useful Google tools that should actually be published but are not http://bit.ly/cOY3Fq

Stunning Circular Motion Effect with jQuery – http://bit.ly/cEdpuI

5 Ways Facebook Will Impact E-commerce http://bit.ly/cBemN6

What You Need To Know About Privacy, Security & Safety On The Social Web http://bit.ly/cOStJq

How To Ruin (Or Build) Your Personal Brand – http://bit.ly/dhLDAn

3 Tips to help you Start a Design Company – http://bit.ly/cHLdTJ

The Pioneers: A Showcase Of Inspirational Websites That Use HTML 5 For Markup – http://bit.ly/cotodq

What are the best Android and webOS Twitter apps? ZDNet http://bit.ly/cETLPG

Wallpapers made for designers by designers – http://bit.ly/c6Bq43

Dynamic Page / Replacing Content | CSS-Tricks http://bit.ly/baYRma

Are Facebook’s Privacy Critics Fighting The Right Battle? http://bit.ly/a6jY8C

22 Amazing Photorealistic Smudge Paintings http://bit.ly/dkTipo

Beyond Motivation: Getting to What Really Drives You | Copyblogger http://bit.ly/bVocU0

85+ Ultimate Round-Up of iPad Wallpapers – DesignM.ag http://bit.ly/c1SDzU

Facebook’s “Foursquare-Killer” Is Not Meant To Kill Foursquare http://bit.ly/a9Pwrc

40 Beautiful Examples of Waterfalls Photography – Noupe http://bit.ly/bEBS3O

Quick Tip: Create a Wood Panel Texture in Photoshop | Psdtuts+ http://bit.ly/csaCiZ

Ultimate Compilation of Photoshop Fractal Brushes | Naldz Graphics http://bit.ly/9kT6GY

Typography Everywhere! Inspiration Is All Around Us! (by @mistygirlph) http://bit.ly/a8NXOA

Problems and Mistakes When Developing With AJAX [Re]Encoded.com http://bit.ly/bV8Nt2

How to make an effective print style sheet? http://bit.ly/cgqvRb

17 Tweetchats for Social Media, Marketing and PR folks http://bit.ly/cXACoC

The social implications of Like Buttons – http://bit.ly/dmUTQF

Ten Best Practices of Online Engagement http://bit.ly/amV5Iq

Every Site a Mobile Site (by @drawar) http://bit.ly/92ziQ1

5 Ways Small Businesses Can Leverage LinkedIn’s New Features http://bit.ly/aF7EUo

30+ Things You Have to Know about being a Freelancer – http://bit.ly/aJ7K5l

What does it take to become a great designer? Richworks http://bit.ly/9NVwkp

10 Fantastic Web Interfaces – http://bit.ly/aOWB9s

The Evolution Of Privacy On Facebook http://bit.ly/cJYf6T

Why Much of Your Favorite TV Content Still Isn’t Online http://bit.ly/bHsOu9

My New Follow Friday Plan: Are You Awesome? http://bit.ly/9Ib9ol

Why I Don’t Want To Do #FollowFridays On Twitter Anymore – http://bit.ly/NNbeF

How To Use #MrTweet Instead of #FollowFriday – http://bit.ly/l8HEi

My Birthday Thanks and Wish For You [Video] http://bit.ly/arR4Fc

Today – May 7th – is my birthday. Here’s a video with a small thank you to all my friends for this past year, and my birthday wish for each and every one of you.