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Forget What they Teach you

This may be an odd thing for some to grasp. When I say forget what they teach you I mean use what they have taught you and develop your own way of working. Because if you just do what you were taught in school your work will be stagnated and dull. Well it may not be for a little while. But you have to think how fast our world is changing.

Because you have to realize that what you learn while in school may or may not work in the real world. Within a classroom we are sheltered and somewhat protected. Then when we enter the real world we get hurt when we get clobbered by those more experienced then us.

Whenever you are designing, illustrating or whatever do not use the internet for inspiration and see what you come up with. For example instead of searching behance or pinterest take a walk through your house or even your backyard. Because

Rivers and Tides -Full- Andy Goldsworthy Documentary

 

One of the most compelling documentaries that I have every watched. Knowing that he using nature to make art was mind boggling to me. Then another thing was the amount of time that he puts into a project is very impressive. His art somewhat reminded me of how graffiti writers do their art and take a photo if they want and then leave it. This documentary is definitely worth watching all the way through if you are needing inspiration.

My Thoughts On UX Design

When I was working on the app design that I created recently I understood UX and UI design a bit more. I feel that it taught me how important to every single detail is. When I started I honestly had no idea what I was doing. Now lets continue on with my overall experience from beginning to end.

Initially with the app design I had wanted to make it functional and make it into a business. The app would be for people who are wanting to be notified of when a blog or website is updated. To notify people of when their site would be updated was by a simple color system.

After I got the logo finalized that helped make everything flow better. I had to think about the color scheme to go with the logo and I tied it into the logo using the colors from a swan.

Then figuring out how the system is going to work that was another thing to figure out. Within the system you had to figure out what icons are you going to use.

But overall to sum it up if you want to really to improve your attention to detail designing an app will help. I definitely would not mind to design another app and that would go live and within a team setting.

 

 

Fundamentals of Good UI Design

This is some great advice for UI design. With app design I learned that it is all about the details. Because you have to take into account how someone is going to use every single aspect of the app. The interviewee just cuts right through the crap and tells it like it is regarding UI design. I recently completed the app design I was working on check it out here

10 Tips from Print Magazine

These tips were something that said to me you need to write these down and keep them to look back on them. But anyhow here they are

  1. Pay Attention
  2. The sooner you realize that nobody knows what they are doing the better
  3. If its not right its wrong
  4. You think they can see through you but they can’t.
  5. Decide what you’re going to do and do it
  6. It is about who you know, but I also know a lot of idiots
  7. Make sure you look good at the airport
  8. It doesn’t matter if anybody knows that you were right all along.
  9. Don’t complain
  10. People are smart. If you keep that in mind, a lot of possibilities open up.

Have a good weekend everyone

Truth in Advertising

I have no idea who is these actors are or who made this video but Its hilarious. I can only imagine how many people who are in the creative industry thinks these things and wants to say them.

Happy 4th of the July everyone

Do you believe in yourself or not?

There are times when you feel as if nothing is going your way. Your design work is not meeting the quality that you know you can produce and your applying to design positions and you are getting no responses. The main thing to do is not give up.

Because that is honestly a situation many other designers around the world are in. You have to remember that you get out of if what you put into it. Knowing that it is one of the reasons why I design somehow every single day. I’ll admit at times it can feel as if you are getting burned out.

One thing you have to remember is that creativity is not a limited supply for anyone. The main thing it depends on your belief in yourself and if you are willing to grind it out compared to the other people out there.