I agree with you regarding NC.we have our culture fans who claim we DO have culture, and it's here, but sprinkled around and nowhere near as rich as the larger areas, Philadelphia included. It's not why people move here, though, and I have the exact same feeling about Philadelphia. I have plenty of designer/UCD friends up there, and my wife and I seriously considered moving there for the reasons you mention. The two biggest problems for us were a) it's not close enough to what we'd call "a good beach" and b) it's closer to her family (in Boston) than NC but not close enough for the support we're looking for.
People have different priorities and reasons for being where they are and going where they do. I'm slowly inching my way towards adopting the "be your own boss" path, but I'm from a "company shop" family and have a really hard time releasing my need to identify with a company to learn the art of finding business leads and networking. I'm getting better, but it's tough, and takes time to get used to. More likely than not, I'll be forced to jump in with both feet when something pushes me in that direction (another downturn in the market most likely). Bryan http://www.bryanminihan.com From: Todd Zaki Warfel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 9:36 AM To: Bryan Minihan Cc: 'Jack Moffett'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Where are all the designers? Start your own firm, live where you want. Yes, it's hard work finding business, but if you're dedicated and willing to cut your teeth on some less sexy work for a while, after 2-3 years, it really won't matter where you live. Our firm is based out of Philadelphia (lots of culture, affordable housing, great food, history, little over an hour from NYC and DC) and have two clients here in Philly and all the rest are across the country in NYC, Chicago, LA, Denver, and even the south. While I think NC is beautiful, I simply couldn't live there-there's not enough culture for me. I ran into the same thing while I was up at Cornell in Ithaca. I loved the natural beauty, but the lack of culture killed it for me. Cheers! Todd Zaki Warfel President, Design Researcher Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. ---------------------------------- Contact Info Voice: (215) 825-7423 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog: http://toddwarfel <http://toddwarfel/> .com ---------------------------------- In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
