[Freesteyelz]

Originally Posted by peterska2

It's great that designers are finally recognised, but, speaking soley for myself, writing any code based stuff at all can take hours - if not weeks. Why? Because designing generally doesn't involve touching the php code. Saying that though, I can help where it's something within my knowledge.

I have great respect for coders so I won't compare them with designers; they go hand-in-hand, really. I can say from my experience that I've spent long hours, weeks and months working on designs. For just a hobby staring at the computer 16 hours straight and having a design completed only after 5 months by no means can be achieved without patience, tolerance and a bit of humor.

With all things relative I know coders who can't design and designers who can't code, let alone manipulate a code. At a hobby or professional level, there is an art to what we do. I agree that with the knowledge we have helping others is what makes this community successful. Support is never easy and in retrospect it can be an art as well.