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- oopsbrokemyhip0
i drive myself by going until im happy with what i've done...until i've reached personal success.
- ********0
um, there's also the whole talent piece... that's pretty key, duders...
jpolk
(Jun 7 05, 11:58)hhahahha, yeah as if there is some magic potion you can drink. You either got it or you don't. :)
- era4040
one day at a time, amigo.
We also only hire people with OCD...
- antigirl0
time is a motherfuckin bitch.
always think you never have enough and you never do.
go out once a week and party. ask your friends that know programs to resize/resample images for you (because that ends up to be major time suckage) so you can submit them to magazines, books, etc.
i know i had 4 things waiting on a submission of mine and i was sooo fucking behind but luckily i got my boyfriend to do it for me over the weekend :)
stay off design boards. but most important is, making stuff everyday even when you don't like the stuff, keep making it. try hard, but work harder.
- BonSeff0
I've made up my mind,
I'm keeping my babygot no more time for this design game
- jpolk0
also, lol @ a bunch of nobodies (antigrrrrl not included - props!) responding with seemingly serious advice...
- antigirl0
im a nobody too. unless i have had a couple shots of the bourbon.
but seriously - just keep making stuff. there is tons of things i was asked to submit to that i never did because i was too busy making shit to resample the files. < big mistake. especially now that my boyfriend will do that shit for me. hahah.
also i have more work for myself now with art shows and shit.
at the end of the day 24 hours doesn't feel like enough time, and that's for every one of us.
- spendogg0
The first thing is to know that it is very difficult to do it alone - i know alot of talented people who dont get the recognition they deserve and I know people who get published becuase of PR and and people doing nothing but handling their submissions.
Also good ideas are great, good ideas + flawless execution are essential.
I gotta go, more later
- spendogg0
Oh wait scratch that - i am a nobody.
- Duane0
It's an investment in yourself. Keep plugging away and submitting stuff to contests or doing design for causes you want to support. Eventually you build a library of work to pull from and each contact leads to another one. Talent is an important part of the equation, but hard work is what truly makes the difference. I feel like I'm standing still most of the time but every once in a while I get a better perspective on things and think 'wow - I made all that'. Good or bad, it's enough to keep me going.
- liquid0
its not about submitting stuff... I know I am decent at certain things...and suck at others
its not about getting famous...
gorbie had it right I have been burnt and shafted and I just dont trust anyone...
I am tired of writing contracts and talking with my lawyer when I would rather be designing... I am tired of waiting for an email saying whether or not they will sign an addendum to pay me money that was already owed me....
I am tired of clients and dishonest partners dictating my life...
this is exhausting me... I cant even get out of bed today ...I am on my laptop and I have only moved to get something to eat....
- liquid0
wow I was trying to be funny with the first post....but I guess the truth finds you out....
I remember not even 7 months ago I was on a mission...and it wasn't even the prize I was enjoying....it was the journey....
I lost myself somewhere....
- jDs0
eat a good breakfast.
be kind to people.
work your ass off.
try to have fun.
- liquid0
I think I need therapy
- liquid0
or a shot of tequila every morning....
- tkmeister0
you have to stop asking how those people do it. just do what makes you happy. what is it that you really want in life?
- ********0
find what you are passionate about > do it as hard as you can.
- liquid0
I guess I have lost my passion then....
tk....it was really about those other people....cause I was doing all of those things I listed...
I just for some reason cant do them anymore....
- liquid0
I mean wasnt about those other people....
its more about me....
I was submitting .... I was living my life....I guess I am just trying to get my groove back
- liquid0
ok I am signing off......
thanks people ....