The Web's Grain by Frank Chimero

Highlights & Thoughts

• I am not sure if I exactly feel warmth in my chest with the sound clip; more like anxous? More like a pouding in my chest? It may just be the coffee.
• Oh, its supposed to be irritating
• "The awe goes, time takes it," "We begin in admiration and end by organizing our disappointment" ☹
• "How can any self-aware person who works in technology not start to organize their disappointment" I somewhat feel this, especially since I've found that I love building websites/keeping up a social media. BUT, I prefer keeping from the perspective as extremely cold; not oversharing, etc.
• I like this idea of living in "contradiction," we think of this as a "no, no" and someone is not self-aware if they contradict themselves constantly. But, inherently, it is impossible to not. We should strive not to, but sometimes, "it be like that."
• Insteresting how a responsive website, #1 is a pain to make, but also; one day that website will no longer be responsive as technology advances
• "Its fascinating that you can do that, but it's not really what a website is supposed to do" I understand what he's sauing, but I also think super experimental, fragile, and easily breakable websites sound fufilling to make. But maybe I am still wide-eyed at the possibilities of web design.
• "clumsy sites that work counter to the inclinations of the web. Back to the zen koan—if we see the mountains as mountains and rivers as rivers, these are the sites that try to be different, yet end up swimming up stream and climbing uphill."
• "What would happen if we stopped treating the web like a blank canvas to paint on, and instead like a material to build with?" Eh, I think it depends on the setting, or who this site is for. But I believe this is no fun. How can web design progress? Perhaps I am lumping it in with graphic design and the homogenization of it. I also think the writer is missing the mark; how can we distinguish ourselves in this world if we are not pursuing different solutions than our peers? We are blasted with design, day-to-day. I think the writer is edging on preference. I think you can still maintain web design principles but also push the boundary; otherwise we would just use website templates.
• But again, maybe I am doe-eyed and an idealistic - but I am also self-aware
• Aim for clarity, yes, but also aim for progression