Hi Robert, yes I know if I follow the books etc I will be limited as to what I can achieve but at the moment I am concentrating on getting a high grade pass on my degree then I set my mnd on the masterpieces ;)
On 13/04/06, Robert Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > You should design your interface using whatever design method > > you are most comfortable with. Or (better) just design your > > interface using creativity and good sense and don't worry so > > much about rigidly defined design methods. > > I had a little chuckle at this. I was reminded of the old PBS painting > shows on TV that I used to watch. The artist would make "happy little > trees" and flit about the canvas. His little dabs and whips of the > paintbrush would transform into a wooded glade, a rushing river, mountains > with the sun dancing off the edges ... > > Of course, when I tried to do the same thing, it turned out like brown > blobs. When your hand automatically knows how to turn, and the brushes > are > so familiar you know which one you have just by the feel of it, then you > can > paint with the freedom seen on the TV shows. Until then, you'll just make > brown blobs. > > It's the same with programming and programming languages, really. All the > books you read and courses you take in college are just there to help you > get familiar with the brushes and the canvas. They'll help keep you from > making brown blobs, but you'll never make a masterpiece by the book. > > Robert > > >
