Silly Thought and Stupid Question...

But....

I am sitting here procrastinating why the hell I chose to be a designer (graphic and web) out of the millions of other professions in this world.

Well I came up with the reasons why I do not like it. For example, It frustrates me to the point where I would rather listen to someone running their fingers down a blackboard. It takes forever to design something to my standard (perfect). Its crap money, because I freelance, mainly for small businesses and whatnot. It keeps me up until ridiculous hours every night. It brings me harassment from people who do not have the first clue how much work goes into designing a decent, workable, valid website.

But the stupid thing is, I love doing it. I love seeing how good my work is, I love the thought people will see my work on the big WWW. I just love it, and I do not see myself ever doing anything else.

Does anyone else have this same kind of love-hate relationship with design/programming etc? Or am I just weird?

That's a pretty interesting question all together, I sort of agree with you ... but my feelings are a lot more towards the love side of the spectrum ... These days business for me has picked up immensely and I almost can't keep up, but that's what I enjoy ... Those late night are excellent for me ... I don't have any hassles doing them, the most frustrating part for me probably is the clients that never seem to know exactly what they want ... and then on the last minute they change their minds ... that gets me a bit angry, but I don't want to do anything else really ...

Yeah thats the same as me, I don't want to do anything else, but at the same time it stresses me out so badly, I wonder if I should, but when it comes down to it, its like a child I love it, and refuse to give up on it. To be honest, I have been doing it for so long now, and I feel I am ONLY just finding my feet, and believe after so long I actually have talent, I couldn't turn my back.. but sometimes I wonder... How would life be without it? (Its like I am talking about a child or a favourite toy or something hehe oops)

I sort of circumvented all that. I have a regular job running a network. I've gotten money from designing a few sites in the past, but primarily it's always been a hobby. I do it when I want and if I want to design for pay I do. If I'm not in the mood, I still have a good income. Takes away a lot of that frustration you refer to.

mmm. I'm an interpreter by day as I guess most people around here know already, so coding/ design is something I only get to do when I'm lucky to snatch some time away from real life. but I'd kill for a chance to do it full time. in fact when my office closes next january, I'm thinking of not even looking for another job in translation/ interpretation/ project management whatever, but try and get a job with a web design agency....... you see lots of ads for web designers in serbia, it's still a growing field...

I also feel I still suck at it (heck hasn't been that long since I started really) but I think I know enough to land a job in the industry... then it'll be a learning curve from there. then when I feel a bit more confident i'll strike out on my own I guess. ballpark projection - running own web design company by the age of 35. of course by then I might have decided to be a salmon fisher and moved to canada (does canada have any salmon?) but it's the working plan at the moment................

I love design. it can get frustrating but the joy of making something pretty far outweighs the petty annoyances. my biggest annoyances are with my own ineptitude actually - I always have a great idea in my mind how I want it to look, but I haven't got the skills to pull it off............... anyhow I guess that's where hard work comes in. keep on truckin'.....

Like ATNO, web design is a hobby. Occasionally I'll do a paid project, but only if I have enough free time on a regular basis.

Software developer by day, web designer by night. Sometimes I wear a cape for dramatic effect.

Yes you have to ... I agree ...

Looks like a variety of nice tastes here...

I kinda different, I would be doing something different than any mentioned here. That is I will reveal later.

Web development can be both fulfilling, at the same time frustrating.

I guess that kind of applies for all of life... Fulfilling, yet frustrating

True dat.

But not always in that order.

True. Sometimes I get frustrated looking for a bottle opener before I can actually enjoy the beer.

Have you ever done the "open a beer bottle with a dollar bill" trick? I've seen how-to's on the internet, but never tried it or even seen it done in real life.

Can't say that I have. I've used door latches, sidewalk curbs, tables, stairs, and bar stools, but never a dollar bill.