I thought this was an interesting post regarding programmers working as designers. After reading it from beginning to end, I have to wonder. Are more and more programmers working to supplement their incomes by working as a Web designer?

It is nothing to hide from anyone,. It certainly is not going to hurt anything, that is for sure. Nothing helps to polish the ‘ol resume like working on some new skills. To me, Web design seems like a natural complement to programming.

Turns out after my last entry that a few people sent e-mail saying they’re tuned in. Huh. Sure, the stats show hundreds of hits, but I figured that wasn’t for real.

Ever notice how most sites run by programmers have the worst designs ever? I remember thinking for years that 4Guys was borderline offensive (before the redesign). Slashdot is still hideous (it’s called white space and padding, guys!). In both cases, it does illustrate that if you have really good content, people will overlook your design shortcomings.

So I decided I’d build a volleyball site because there’s a lot of stuff in that realm that, as a coach, I need to unload and share. For the time being, success (i.e., traffic) isn’t something I’m all that concerned about as much as I just really want it to be a place a core group will hang out. I’m even narrowing the focus to high school/junior Olympic volleyball.