B L A H
it has happened. it is 7:24 pm and...
graphic design has officially taken over my soul. great. if you are a graphic designer, actually any kind of designer, you know where i am at right now. young and starving. want to take on the world. want to multitask 50 different projects in hopes that the 43rd one is going to put you on the map. you stare at movie posters when your driving and think "Why did they place the text there? it would have looked so much better there." you can't sign a simple birthday card without placing the text in a balanced area of white space, and if its not balanced, draw a little picture next to it, because damnit this is what you do, you cant give a birthday card with unbalanced text! I'm making constant lists in my head (ok i really am going to scare some people away here with my crazy ranting) crossing things off and adding 5 more. thinking how can i get better, how can i learn more, how many more websites do i have to look at until my head just explodes with inspiration and i go into a typography coma for five + years? can i for just ONE night, not be concerned with the poor tracking and kerning on my take out food menu? (ooo fancy graphic terms, impressed, eh?) can i just go home and sit on my porch and not think about logos and how to make mine uber creative and stand out and make people go "ooooh thats smart"?
bri, just stop, go get a drink. and make it a stiff one, because you are stressing everyone out. ah the life of a designer. not always so regal now is it?
it has happened. it is 7:24 pm and...
graphic design has officially taken over my soul. great. if you are a graphic designer, actually any kind of designer, you know where i am at right now. young and starving. want to take on the world. want to multitask 50 different projects in hopes that the 43rd one is going to put you on the map. you stare at movie posters when your driving and think "Why did they place the text there? it would have looked so much better there." you can't sign a simple birthday card without placing the text in a balanced area of white space, and if its not balanced, draw a little picture next to it, because damnit this is what you do, you cant give a birthday card with unbalanced text! I'm making constant lists in my head (ok i really am going to scare some people away here with my crazy ranting) crossing things off and adding 5 more. thinking how can i get better, how can i learn more, how many more websites do i have to look at until my head just explodes with inspiration and i go into a typography coma for five + years? can i for just ONE night, not be concerned with the poor tracking and kerning on my take out food menu? (ooo fancy graphic terms, impressed, eh?) can i just go home and sit on my porch and not think about logos and how to make mine uber creative and stand out and make people go "ooooh thats smart"?
bri, just stop, go get a drink. and make it a stiff one, because you are stressing everyone out. ah the life of a designer. not always so regal now is it?
ps i tried not to spend more than two minutes placing the type on this picture. i just may have spent three. so, sue me.
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