Comments on: In Response to Zeldman

By: Ron Sparks

Ron Sparks — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:21:48 +0000

So I stumbled upon Chris Wallace and now you and it’s interesting to see so many good designers with faith, and not hidden, it seems in business, faith is something to hide less you scare someone and lose business, but having faith doen’t mean pushing it on client or people, i guess its like having faith in anything…

anyways

if I believe in a “creator ” then creating seem to a natural responce
thanks for sharing

By: Josiah Platt

Josiah Platt — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:43:26 +0000

My thoughts exactly.

By: kylesteed

kylesteed — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:11:00 +0000

David, you’re absolutely right. My relationship with Jesus Christ is much more fulfilling than any religion. Thanks for your comments.

By: David@disali.com

David@disali.com — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:08:10 +0000

I hate to be potentially offensive, but don’t you think there might be more fulfilling ways to happiness than religion?

Should we not stop looking upwards at the heavens and focus on what is around us?

By: Chivas Duke

Chivas Duke — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:15:27 +0000

I’ve go to agree with Zeldman on this. A certain torment, unease with the status quo and with ones self has to lie at the heart of inspiring, unique and meaningful works. ‘Satisfaction’ breeds a complacency and mediocrity that is hard to shake and will never be the basis for anything that touches the human spirit.

I’d argue that all great art, no matter what era, comes from a darker place and the world we live in has always had elements of the grotesque and macabre. Art has always reflected these darker sides real or imagined.

As for artists of old drawing inspiration from the Bible i think that can be attributed to 2 things. The fact that the church comissioned huge amounts of the art we consider classic works of that period and that the church was a huge influence on peoples day to day lives with people taking the bible as a factual document for centuries, something that science and progress have eliminated except in the most hardended christian.

None of this is to say a roundly tortured soul is all that’s required to create but we all have this light and dark in side of us and it’s our inner conflicts, doubts and need to reinvent yourselves and our surroundings that inspire great creative works.

By: matt rossi

matt rossi — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:15:31 +0000

Oh no, you did not come across as such by any means. Agreed about his influence, and his remarks do not change my view on his work, it is great. He has done a great deal for the advancement of Web Standards, etc. He should just accept that looking to God as a source of inspiration, motivation helps some of us.

Take it easy!
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By: Matt Everson

Matt Everson — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:38:44 +0000

Couldn’t agree more, Kyle. I believe there is definitely a personal drive that can be discovered when a person is down & out, but it’s certainly not the driving force behind the greatest people I personally know. Most of them couldn’t care less what others think of them because they are well-aware of their own worth and choose to lead.

Life is about balance to me. Extreme success in a single category (i.e. work) all too often comes at the expense of another.

By: kylesteed

kylesteed — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:17:40 +0000

Thanks Matt for stopping by, and thanks for the support. I hope I didn’t come across as bashing Zeldman or trying to make myself look “more holy” than him. I know what it’s like to go through trying times and not see God clearly. I know Mr. Zeldman is a huge inspiration to a massive amount of people and I hate to see him using his influence to spread words of hopelessness and despair. I know there is always hope and I hope he finds it.

By: matt rossi

matt rossi — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:08:46 +0000

Hey Kyle, first time to your site, and am really loving your posts. I had to head over and read Zeldman’s post after yours. It just seems like a waste of his time. Time he could be using to become even more “successful”.

Anyway, I just wanted to say hey, and way to go.

By: Christian Sisson

Christian Sisson — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:32:57 +0000

I believe those with a fulfilled heart and a great sense of purpose can achieve more than those who are “broken” and seeking the approval of others.

I’m a 100% with you. In addition to that, being honest, I really don’t know why people bother themselves so much about success. I prefer Harpo Marx’ way of life. That makes sense to me:

I don’t know whether my life has been a success or a failure. But not having any anxiety about becoming one instead of the other, and just taking things as they came along, I’ve had a lot of extra time to enjoy life.

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