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I was offered a new client at the company I work for. At first I was excited at the prospect of earning extra money, and a mew job that went against the norms of what we do in our company... or so I thought. I was given a task to create 3 layouts in 2 days for a site similar to You tube and other sites that offer user-contributed media. After finishing 1 layout I found myself fresh out of new ideas.

I put pride into my work, and I would like to think that my output is consistent and not influenced by anythings else but my desire to finish the job at hand. At the pace they want me to work I wont be able to put as much detail into my work as I would normally do, and I am faced with a question to compromise my output for it. It's a similar dilemma for an artist or craftsman who is faced with the task of mass producing his work. I feel that I'll loose that personal touch I put into my work if I work in a faster pace to keep up with the demand. On the same note I also want to earn extra money.

I'll try to meet the deadline which is in a few hours, but I wont force myself to putout stuff that I am not proud of. I want to preserve the attitude of having pride in my work, since it seems scarce now a days.