How Do you Not Cry?
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You wake up.
Wait for NT / Surfstation / DiK / etc. to load.
Look at the new link.
Think "that is awesome."
Think "that guys style makes my work look like a newbie"
How do you not cry, knowing that everyday you look at design work that completely overwhelms you?
I'm very new to design, so I'm having a strange time coping with the fact that I confront a folio daily that makes me want to quit, because their work is so good.
Now, I love design. I don't regret any time spent on the computer or sketcbbook making a logo or card or whatever. But really, it's just depressing knowing that guys around my age are sponsored by companies or are called upon by wellknown design firms.
So really, after seeing all their skill, how can one not feel so depressed?
- ********0
keep jammin, until your work makes the next man cry, then you'll have won!
until that time.. dry your eyes and keep your head up :D and always keep moving ahead!
- mrdobolina0
there's room for all of us.
- unknown0
I dont cry cause Im a big boy now!
Seriously. Every good designer use to suck at one time or another. Just keep at it. Crying is for sissies man. You not a sissy are you? are you! Hen!
:)
- mrdobolina0
I wear pull-up diapers now.
I think they ROCK!
- kpl0
I usually overcome these feelings of inadequacies by posting irrelevant nonsense on pv-an. I pretend they're not really self-serving meanderings but actually clever absurdist one-liners which no one gets, cos I figure that I am way too clever for anyone.
Now if you excuse me, I need to tweak some bevels and add some drop shadows.
- ********0
i just horny over it...
i dont cry about it...
cause i know i am not a good designer...
at you cry about it..
better than some ppl who think they are SHIT when suck big time... YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!!!
- neeko0
after a while the tear ducts run dry... and eventually you stop worrying so much about whats going around you and start concentrating more on your design, and your style. you'll always appreciate other peoples work, if you love design. its not so much a competition... personally, i dont compare my stuff to otehr sites i visit all that much... that would be depressing sometimes... and pretty counter productive for me.
like dobolina said, theres room for all of us... tough to imagine too many good books, or good movies, same thing with websites i think.
it takes time to develop your own style, and become comfortable with it.
or so im told.
- kpl0
stop talking about me dinky! I know you're talking to me. what the hell did I do to you?!?
- ********0
heheh
:)
- unknown0
Holy shit dink. I was reading that faggy thread over at work. Im still laughing.
- ********0
Hey, you got some inspiring stuff up in your folio!
This is particularly interesting:
http://www.bareconcept.com/kyoko…oh and if it helps, take a look at my site.
- ********0
same here.. came on this morning and reading it..
laughing my ass off...!!!!i think we can do a show...
improv baby.. hahah
- matt250
if it gets too much for you, just don't look at the websites for awhile. Sometimes they can be just as destructive as constructive to your work
- ********0
montreal
that also shows that we have the potential of being gay...
hmm
man if i was a interior designer, i would make a killing acting that way...
- ok_static0
DinkyWinky
I've already booked my air-ticket to Canada.
: )
- neeko0
what thead are we talking about?
when i say "we", i guess that wouldnt include me, since i dont know which thread it is... but i'd like to know... please?
- ********0
ok_static!
coo.. you will our lead oil boy!!!!
- jking760
dude you're 19 and been studying design for 1 yr (info from your site)
everyone has different levels of experience, skill, maturity, education, style.. no worries.
you're kickin' ass at 19. i do agree with your comment, sometimes it's discouraging yet motivating. the net's done strange things to people's self-examination. we feel like we gotta put shit up on the net to impress people, and we're trying to impress people all over the world!? it's madness really, just keep up doing what you love, and be happy that most of us are fortunate enough to be doing something that (most often) we are passionate about.
keep it up
- Mick0
Apply your theory about "crying" when you see good work to any other industry.
Chef - this apple pie is amazing, oh I want to quit, I will neve make as good apple pie.
Builder - This house is built so sold, such craftmanship - waaa haaaa I shall never hammer a nail again.
get the picture?
Stop crying ya baby :P You're only as good as you believe you are.
- neeko0
i dont know at what point you start to think "i'm pretty good", but i'm thinking you can have a long succeful carreer without ever getting there... or being good even. im counting on it actually.