Web Design In The Big Room

Let me share with you my favorite "office" for doing serious web design. One of the coolest things about New York City (at least to my eye) is the Wi-Fi Room in the New York Public Library (NYPL) on 42nd Street in New York City. This grand old building with its massive stone fittings and aged gargoyles is a wonderful space. The spacious carved desks, massive wooden chairs, and artistically carved ceilings speak of scholarship at work. It exudes the warmth and majesty of a bygone era and is one of the most appealing places to ever host free public Wi-Fi!

I love this space for a particular reason. I find working from a home office a hindrance to productivity at times. The lack of company and the nearness of a refrigerator lure me into a state comfort. I need to be in the company of other people who are at work at times to feel more productive. The Wi-Fi room in the NYPL is warm, inviting space to open a laptop and do great web design. There are others like myself here all doing freelance work of some sort. Although there is little conversation, simply knowing that minds are at work motivates me to do the same.

If you are ever in "The Big Apple", the 42nd St. the NYPL is the grandest space to browse the Web!