Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Remembering Summertime
Summer 2009. We got crazy, we let loose. That pretty much sums it up. I have to say, I'm extremely grateful for my friends who tag me in their photos because I can remember where I've been, what I was doing, and most importantly, who I was with. I'm not going to lie, summer of 2009 made for some of the best days of my life. Clubs, beaches, island roadtrips, parks, crashing hotel pools, etc. all with my most favorite people in the world. We've all moved along into different things and different places but my hope and wish is that every summer will be just as epic as 09. Cheers!
Friday, October 2, 2009
... is mightier than the word.
What is the primary goal of graphic design? Fundamentally, graphic design is information; it is information expressed visually, but unlike written language which is also visual, design is far more primal. The pictorial origins of our own alphabet came out of graphic representations of animals, objects, and people. When one looks at a striking graphic piece, it is a phenomenon-- a sensation that affects a person to the core. Graphic design requires but only a few seconds to say what it would take 5 minutes for any given written work to communicate.
"And the TONGUE is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell." James 3:6
"The pen is mightier than the sword." Edwar Bulwer-Lytton
Much has been said about the importance and the power of the word to communicate, however I believe the thing same could and should be said about graphic design. For this reason, I have chosen to develop my skill in graphic design. I want to be able to tap into that primal part of the mind. I want to be able to directly access a person's mind and soul to make an immediate impact. I find myself fortunate to posses additional forms of communication than those typically possessed by the general public. While most people communicate through natural conventions such as speech, writing, and body language, I am able express my ideas through a more direct method.
Passion and the experience of the phenomenon of design is one of the driving forces in my desire to become a graphic designer, however there are other forces at work-- forces like money, prestige, and respect-- forces which have slowly been overtaking my initial awe and wonderment of the visual form. I have been realizing that I take design for granted. My career has become the primary track that the train of my life has been rolling on, which is all fine and good. But as I have been riding along, I feel a sense of emptiness. While there is a whole wide world where design can be applied, I've been choosing to focus my lens on the land of the commercial.
Like many of the great designers throughout the years I have yet to find a way to reconcile my needs to make a living and the place that I came from when I initially started this thing and to share that with others.
"And the TONGUE is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell." James 3:6
"The pen is mightier than the sword." Edwar Bulwer-Lytton
Much has been said about the importance and the power of the word to communicate, however I believe the thing same could and should be said about graphic design. For this reason, I have chosen to develop my skill in graphic design. I want to be able to tap into that primal part of the mind. I want to be able to directly access a person's mind and soul to make an immediate impact. I find myself fortunate to posses additional forms of communication than those typically possessed by the general public. While most people communicate through natural conventions such as speech, writing, and body language, I am able express my ideas through a more direct method.
Passion and the experience of the phenomenon of design is one of the driving forces in my desire to become a graphic designer, however there are other forces at work-- forces like money, prestige, and respect-- forces which have slowly been overtaking my initial awe and wonderment of the visual form. I have been realizing that I take design for granted. My career has become the primary track that the train of my life has been rolling on, which is all fine and good. But as I have been riding along, I feel a sense of emptiness. While there is a whole wide world where design can be applied, I've been choosing to focus my lens on the land of the commercial.
Like many of the great designers throughout the years I have yet to find a way to reconcile my needs to make a living and the place that I came from when I initially started this thing and to share that with others.
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