my rant by dfd
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I think everyone goes through this phase. The design world is nothing like I thought it would be when I was a Sr. in college working on my BFA. I remember when the guy from Modern Dog (Mike?) came to our college and spoke about design and clients and all that stuff. I just couldn't wait to be a designer; work out of an old house, bring my dog to work, play music in the basement in the dumb studio because we'd have so much time and money left over... Here I am on year #6 of this design rollercoaster ride. I've worked at 4 different places and even freelanced for a year and I can say that I'm not happy with where I am and what I do. I remember my first job when I got my first set of business cards and my title on them said "Jr. Designer" and I asked my boss if they could remove the "Jr." from my cards and he said "You've gotta pay your dues first"... well fuck him wherever he may be now because that studio tanked in 2 years time and I've paid my dues now. So where's my reward?! I'll tell you where... it's in my head and my heart. I can sit here all day and be pissed, but unless I make that move and channell this frustration into a focused effort to make things better for myself and potential clients and the average consumer I will never be happy with what I have done and where I have gone. You can't acheive your personal goals while under the command of others; because you will be too busy acheiving their personal goals for them. The whole thing takes time. The overnight sensation studios with 27 year old principal and 4 addys on the wall is few and far in between. IF you really love this shit, keep your nose to the grindstone and remember to do for you. So what if you have to stay up until 3 every morning to make it happen... I mentioned before that I'm not sure if I'm too keen on the general pool of design anymore: print, web, Flash, adv., logos... I really think I'm going to get back into illustration. But I have to make that happen, it won't just come to me. Thanks for ranting and getting me motivated!