Jeffrey Zeldman Interview

Today I read a great article about an interview with Jeffrey Zeldman. Jeffrey Zeldman is a web designer and standards advocate who started A List Apart, wrote Designing with Web Standards, co-founded the web design conference An Event Apart and founder of Happy Cog web design agency.

I recommend that you read the interview because it was really inspirational especially the last question when asked what advice he would give to beginning web designers. Below is his reply:

Keep working, keep learning, and don’t be discouraged. Apprentice yourself to, or work with, people who know what they’re doing. Don’t settle for easy. Don’t be too lenient on your own work. Don’t accept the first job you’re offered. Don’t stay in a bad job, you’ll be miserable all the time, and you’ll have nothing to show for your years.

Be excited! You’re inventing something new on the planet. Imitate to get started, sure, but don’t settle for copying any master, because nobody has really figured this out yet, and the person who figures it out best just might be you.