Becoming A Better Web Designer By Understanding Both Halves Of Your Brain

A well-known fact of human psychology is that we have a left and a right brain – and that, whilst we use both sides, each of us will have one side that is more dominant than the other. By understanding both sides of your own brain and determining which one is more dominant, you can actually harness this creative energy and become a better web designer.

So, what traits do web designers of left or right brain dominance commonly personify in their work?

• Right: these people depend more on visual references to undertake learning and understanding. These people are also more emotional and intuitive, but lack organization, prioritization and time-management.
• Left: these people are very organized, analytical and have a great love of rules and regulations. These people also rely more on auditory information for learning and understanding.

Whilst those whose right brains are more dominant are definitely naturally creative (this is where abstract art came from), this is not to say that those with dominant left brains cannot also be creative in their own ways (such as ‘orderly art’). They just have to approach these tasks in a different way.

It is also important to keep in mind that we will not be 100% right or left brained – we will share a number of traits from either side (although some will be far more dominant). Instead of only working to your dominant traits, however, a good web designer will embrace all of their traits. Simply find your own unique style and go with it.

So, which side of your brain is more dominant? Instead of trying to work against this dominance, embrace it – left brain dominant people can be equally creative as right brain dominant people and, when you accept this, you will be well on your way to becoming a better web designer who utilizes all of the traits and characteristics at their fingertips.