almost 7 years ago from Alex Stillwell, Product Designer
I love this time of year because it lends itself to thinking about the upcoming year and all the potential it has. I started compiling a list of goals I want to accomplish in 2017.
I thought it be interesting to see what everyone else's goals are. What are your personal goals? Career goals? Side hustle goals?
I plan to finally uncover if designers should learn to code
This has been on my list for two years now. Finally time to make it or break it!
definitely should!
…or should coders learn to design. The mystery continues.
Read more books.
Nice website, Lucian!
Your website looks great Lucian! :)
A random question just popped into my head though - and this is not some critique, just pure curiosity - why the waves in your logo and as your section footers? Is there some philosophy involved or is it just a random pattern that you chose?
I am carrying this portfolio design idea in my head for like two years now (which I have never worked on btw :/) - which involves waves or blue in general - and there is some philosophy involved, hence the curiosity. :)
Hopefully someone would love to re-code/co-design my new portfolio santifox.com and win an Awwwards
After working in-house at an agency since 2009, I spent 6 months backpacking through Asia in 2016 and hope to start my own business in 2017.
Some immediate goals that come to mind:
On top of that, I’m sure there will be countless other things to learn. For example, Vue.js is a framework I’d love to explore.
Those goals are very good! Remember that you can learn swift with Apple's Playgrounds.
BTW, I did the same in 2009, a 5 months backpacking trip in Asia and afterwards got a huge retainer that allowed me open my studio. Good luck!
Don't own an iPad unfortunately! Sold it a few months back.
I need to learn how to cook tbh
Goal for 2017....Stop thinking about time in terms of years. It's an arbitrary abstraction and a dangerous crutch.
Just get shit done, now. Stop looking for excuses to start something. Execute and learn from mistakes, now.
Basically, stop procrastinating. Time waits for no one and only results matter.
And if Shark Tank taught me anything, for every second I waste, someone else in the world is taking advantage of it. And if they are my competition, I am losing.
Random follow-up. What are you using to measure body fat? One of those fancy new scales? Calipers? Guesstimate?
= Running 15-30min every morning = Learn how to fly my new drone so I can make more $$$ = Refresh my portfolio and find a developer who wants to help and win an award = Start selling my landscape photos = Reach 5k on instagram.com/thesanti = Get a promotion and earn more money = Travel more, so need to save more = Meet more new people and establish new business connections = Start mentoring someone so they can make more money
I actually started doing personal OKRs some time last year and I intend to continue. That way I can assign actual numbers to my goals and track them as year progresses. This year I have a bunch of things, including saving up some money to take a couple of months off and focus on my personal projects in 2018, shedding some more weight and writing more. I can highly recommend this.
1-weight loss 2-find new job 3-build my own product
I want to finish one game I've been working on for a long time now and want to start and finish 2-3 more. I want to bring my company forward aswell.
Create more positive habits I can keep up.
Ignore the goals and enjoy the journey.
Checking later :)
I really like your website! Did you code the interactions as well?
Yes, partially. Mostly are just modified code snippets from Codepen and Github. :-)
I have a couple of random goals:
17% body fat Begin a kickstarter campaign Finish up the online course I bought 2 years ago on javascript Push some 365 projects for as long as I can go (drawing, writing, photos) Sign up for that Roth IRA
I started a side project a few months back, but took a break for the holidays. I want to get that going again and grow it this year.
My company (small studio) is looking to grow by a few more folks this year.
Get out of the office more/get a more stable work schedule. I've been saying this for awhile, but I'd like for this year to be the year I actually do more than just work all the time.
Learn how to draw.
(If anyone has any recommended books/online resources, do let me know).
This is the definitive guide: https://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Right-Side-Brain-Definitive/dp/1585429201/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482937040&sr=8-1&keywords=drawing+with+the+right+side+of+the+brain
I highly recommend, it's fantastic.
This is on my list as well. So far the best way I have found to learn is by copying drawings from artists instagrams, it has really taught me about perspective and how much I thought I knew about drawing.
I would like to learn some java and get some certifications I've been delaying for ages.
Few weeks ago I wrote my first design related article and I enjoyed it very much so I'd like to keep writing and improving my writing skills along the way.
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