Comments on: Great Designers Are Spawned From Mediocrity

By: Ajeet Gupta

Ajeet Gupta — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:55:41 +0000

Very Nice Post ! Thank you so much for sharing your Knoledge. Genius Work.

By: Melody

Melody — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:28:15 +0000

Zach,
By potential I meant the fact that I’ve finally begun to understand my teachings and experiences. I don’t mention being at my best, in fact the opposite–that I’m continuing to grow.
I suppose our personal successes along the road reflect our general outlook at success.

By: Divyang

Divyang — Fri, 14 May 2010 11:25:58 +0000

And why should this apply to design only? This applies to any and every profession. Simply “Being Perfect”, isn’t it?

Cheers,
Divyang

By: Al Kamal Md. Razib

Al Kamal Md. Razib — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:02:17 +0000

Great posting ! Thank you so much for sharing.

By: Ikram Hakimi

Ikram Hakimi — Fri, 14 May 2010 04:18:33 +0000

love the digital painting

By: Melody

Melody — Fri, 14 May 2010 00:03:44 +0000

@Scott, I certainly agree. I also believe that it’s great that every designer and artist builds their own style. That’s what’s so awesome about getting inspired by the community, seeing the different styles and perspectives of artists around the world, and what it took to get them there.

@Chris, It’s nice to hear the sense of pride in your own progression–that’s what I love to see. As you’ve experienced yourself, we all grow and strengthen our skill sets, leading to wondrous opportunities. =)

By: Zach

Zach — Thu, 13 May 2010 21:18:29 +0000

Very inspirational post, but is it just me, or does anyone else think that at the tender age of 20, it might be a bit early in Melody’s career to have “realzied her potential”?
She can’t have supported herself by her art for more than a year or so so far…
Keep going, and keep growing Melody. I can’t wait to read the follow up post in 20 years. When you finally hit your stride.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 13 May 2010 18:02:13 +0000

it took me years to get to what i consider good, and compared to some people across the different blogs that I follow I don’t hold a stick to their work. But…my first site was basically a few colors and links, i had no idea how to slice up a site in photoshop, no idea how to make valid mark up, no idea how to write css, but now i am considered at the top of my company when it comes to slicing sites and turning them into fully cross browser compatible XHTML/CSS. Great post, it should give hope for those designers that are trying to get started and don’t think they will ever make it.

By: Scott Corgan

Scott Corgan — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:16:15 +0000

Whats awesome about mediocrity is that it’s NOT the best. Therefore, you can always get better. Always stay humble you will get better at what you do…

By: Melody

Melody — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:14:54 +0000

Thanks for the wonderful feedback everyone, I hope you’ve all taken the time out to appreciate your own progress today! =)