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Today I took a moment to read k10k and check out some design sites. When I first started becoming interested in computers and technology, flash and the design community fueled my fire. Needless to say, I never became much of a designer. Some times I wish I had spent more time on art and design. A friend of mine who never seemed to be much of an artist ended up going to New York to go to art school. After seeing some of his work, I was genuinely impressed. It sometimes makes me wonder if I could have done the same thing. All in all though, I think I am not cut out for design. My poor hand writing skills and lack of skill in choosing quality colors seems too large a roadblock.

The bigger reason I don't think design is for me is I really like programming! I know there are some very good developers that are designers, but what I enjoy most is dealing with systems, and not just UI issues or visual programming. I get a bigger kick out of databases and system design than making things look nice.