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I find this interesting because as a former artist, the reason I love programming is that it scratches the same creative itch. I'm not sure if I fit in the 'Cr

by jankins 14y ago

I find this interesting because as a former artist, the reason I love programming is that it scratches the same creative itch. I'm not sure if I fit in the 'Creative Coders' category, since though I was an aspiring artist prior to getting into development, I was never commercially successful at it, and I'm really not a good designer since I find commercial art pretty tedious. Programming, however, is another thing altogether; within about a year of beginning from scratch, I got a job at one of the companies in this list (Mirada) leading development on an interactive storytelling app. One thing that I think gave me a good edge was some development experience in the entertainment realm -- I had made an iPhone app to help screenwriters organize their thoughts, and got a chance to make an app for a comic book trying to get off the ground. I also know that we're currently looking for more iOS developers (especially with OpenGL experience) so the development side is only growing.

kellishaver 14y ago
I feel similarly. I studied art in school-my degree is in fine art, with an area of focus on design. I spent a lot of time after I graduated working as a frustrated designer. My clients were happy, but nothing was ever "good enough" in the feels really satisfying sense. Then I shifted my focus to development and I get a lot more satisfaction out of it. I find that it suits my particular brand of creativity and attention to technical details. I love the problem solving, and conjuring up working software out of nothing. I still do some design work, and I still enjoy it, but I do it on my own terms, or I do things like interfaces - again, more technical in nature. I quite like doing the occasional pencil or marker drawing, because it's good stress relief. But it's programming that really satisfies my need to create.

by jankins 14y ago

kellishaver 14y ago

I feel similarly. I studied art in school-my degree is in fine art, with an area of focus on design. I spent a lot of time after I graduated working as a frustrated designer. My clients were happy, but nothing was ever "good enough" in the feels really satisfying sense. Then I shifted my focus to development and I get a lot more satisfaction out of it. I find that it suits my particular brand of creativity and attention to technical details. I love the problem solving, and conjuring up working software out of nothing. I still do some design work, and I still enjoy it, but I do it on my own terms, or I do things like interfaces - again, more technical in nature. I quite like doing the occasional pencil or marker drawing, because it's good stress relief. But it's programming that really satisfies my need to create.