Sunday, 15 November 2009

My mini breakdown.

There comes a time in any designers working life (perhaps many times) when he/she feels like their work is just not meeting up to there standards and nothing seems to turn out the way they want. Last week I had this situation with everyone of my products. I got very stressed and disheartened about the whole ordeal. I talked it over with somebody close to me and they ensured me that I was good enough and that everyone makes mistakes, "You're only human after all" he said. I thought to myself, he's right.  It took me a couple of days to get my head back on track. I took one of my projects that I was struggling with and worked on it for five hours yesterday. It looks the way I want it to now and I am happy with the outcome. However, the worst project for me would have to be my web design. I just can't get the layout on photoshop that I want. I feel that it conveys no aspect of my personality whatsoever. It makes me feel awful because my tutor Phill is very good and I don't want to come across as being a bad designer when it comes to crafting websites. I think It is because I like the more hand crafted approach. Although, I really do like the look of some websites. I want mine to ooze my personality and just now it looks terrible. I know that it's not all about what it looks like at the end. We are only supposed to show that we can construct a website. I want mine to look amazing though. That's the problem I have. I think I am going to try doing it by hand and then scan the pages I make onto the computer. This is the only way I can think will show off a bit more of who I am and what I think is aesthetically pleasing as a designer. I'll try it and get back to you. 
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  1. Daniel Berumen16 November 2009 at 11:47

    There are many times designers feel insecure about their work. At one point or another you will do something that you will not be pleased with. It's part of the learning experience of life.

    One thing that helped me out to overcome most of the insecurity in my work was understanding was design is and what is not.

    Design is an art, but is not Fine Art.

    Fine Art can be done for personal enjoyment, for highly individualized ends, or to express the Artists personal ideas. The meaning of it can also be subject to personal interpretation, so it can mean anything, depending in the eye of the beholder.

    Graphic design is different. It's done with a clear, specific aim in mind. It's purpose is communication. Not communicating the artist's inner feelings in the day of creation. Design is linked to an objective message.

    So the next time you do a design, thing of it's purpose. Am I doing it for my own amusement or the one of others? Do I have a specific message I want to get across?

    I got a lot of this Ideas from Design Guys' 3rd podcast:

    http://designguyshow.blogspot.com/2007/08/design-guy-episode-3-on-graphic-design.html

    Hope you find it helpful.

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