Meet Anyanka!
A few months ago, I met with a client to go over a design and much to my horror, the color that displayed on his monitor versus the color that displayed on my dinosaur-pc-laptop was so drastically different I found myself apologizing and reassuring the client that that was absolutely not the shade I intended.
Last week, I got feedback to make my designs more dynamic by using more shadows and other styles. I wasn't willing to admit it, but the reason why I used mostly flat color was because my computer couldn't handle more than a drop shadow or two and even that would tie up my computer for a minute even if I just moved the object. I was in Maine, so I also couldn't go to work and quickly apply some filters to the design either. I ended up doing some more styles, but every time I did, I had to sit and wait for it. It took me twice as long to finish the project (I didn't bill for the extra time, of course.) and while I sat and waited for filters to apply, I suddenly realized how limited in design I've been simply because my computer can't handle it.
Alas! I have feared the commitment, but it is done. I went all the way and I love her! Her name is Anyanka, a direct reference to one of my favorite Joss Whedon characters. She has two (two!!!!) NVIDIA graphics processors!!!!!!! Isn't she shiny!?
