A Taste of Things to Come
I’m not a professional web designer by any standards, but I feel very much a part of the web design community. So I was very tempted to join the May 1st Reboot — an international collaboration in which participants will simultaneously relaunch their websites on the specified date — when I found out about it.
At the same time, I was intimidated by the fact that most participants are professional web designers, many of whom I very much respect, because SG Watch will automatically be entered in the best designed website contest if I do sign up. Furthermore, May 1st Reboot is targeted at professionals working in the field of web design, and not amateurs like me.
However, I realised this may be the only opportunity I have to participate in the May 1st Reboot. It’s by pure coincidence that I decided to redesign SG Watch at this time of the year, especially since my exams are just around the corner; plus the fact that I’m going to graduate and, hopefully, start working soon also means I may have to give up this time-consuming hobby.
I rather be ridiculed for my poorly designed website than to regret not participating in May 1st Reboot later; I can improve on my web designing skills in the future, but a missed opportunity is lost forever. In any case, I’m in it for the experience. And if I’m really forced to give up web designing due to future work commitments, May 1st Reboot will be a fitting conclusion to my adventures in the world of web design.
In addition, I’ll also be participating in the CSS Reboot, a project started in the same spirit as the May 1st Reboot but the emphasis is on CSS-based websites. For the lucky few who caught a glimpse of the new design, think of it like a teaser of sorts. SG Watch version 4.0 will be relaunched on 1 May. Stay tuned!