VÄNDER VANDER: The portfolio of Skyler Vander Molen

…and other design stupidity.

Education is experience and surrounding yourself with people who have more of it than you do. Lately it seems that there’s an abundance of “design” sites with content made up almost entirely of ridiculous lists, all of which supposedly help you become a better designer (SmashingMag, WebDesignerDepot, the list of lists goes on and on). What’s more, they’re typically written by people who don’t know the first thing about design as a craft.

If you want to become a better designer, don’t waste your time reading lists. Lists build site traffic, not great designers.

Go get some books and surround yourself with people more talented than you are. You’ll be a hell of a lot better off.