Andrew Kelsall | Graphic Designer

I was recently asked the question “Why Do We Love the Creative Community?” by Matt―a freelance graphic/web designer and developer from the US, who authors the very popular blog SpoonFed Design.

I was fortunate enough to be one of the twenty bloggers who featured in an article about the subject. My answer started:

I think that the online design community is vital because 99% of these valuable people are social, helpful and above all, selfless. There has been a number of occasions when I’ve needed some advise or help on a creative or technical issue-and there has always been someone, on Twitter for example, who is willing to help…

To read the rest of my comment―and the other wonderful nineteen answers by bloggers , head over to SpoonFed Design for the article Why Do We Love the Creative Community? [SEPT 09 UPDATE, LINK IS NO LONGER VALID, SF BLOG UPDATING PERMALINKS] I felt quite honoured to be asked to take part in the post―and I’d like to thank Matt for featuring me in this great resource.

For reference, here are the other nineteen bloggers who gave insightful answers:

Chris Spooner – Spoon Graphics
David Leggett – Tutorial9
Andy Sowards – AndySowards.com
David Perel – From the Couch
Andrew Houle – MyInkBlog
Kyle Steed – KyleSteed.com
Chad Mueller – Inspiredology
Aaron Irizarry – This Is Aarons Life
Calvin Lee – Mayhem Studios
Liam McKay – Function
Tom Ross – PSDFAN
Dainis Graveris – 1stwebdesigner
Niki Brown – Design O’ Blog
Aran Down – STUDIO7DESIGNS
Walter Apai – Webdesigner Depot
David Appleyard – Design Shack
Franz Jeitz – Fudge Graphics
Jacob Cass – JustCreativeDesign
Max Stanworth – Design Shard
Chris Coyier – CSS-Tricks
Selene M. Bowlby – iDesign Studios
James White – Signalnoise
Sabine Reinhart – Patterrific
Jon Phillips – Spyre Studios
Andrew Taylor – Additive Designs
Brian Lovin – Elite By Design
Tim Mercer – digital-artist-toolbox