parents of designers
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- grunttt0
i'm fortunate that my mom (rip) and my stepfather were both graphic designers so they were thrilled that i followed in their footsteps. My father on the other hand is a bit clueless as to exactly what I do but he understands that I make a living doing it and thats good enough for him.
- tank0
i'm an 'artist' ;)
so my aunts come up to me at a family painting, bart can you paint me picture..
my father start to learn now cause my motion work is all over the belgian tv networks..so know i can point and say thats what is do...
- Fariska0
My parents are understanding muche more of my work since i ask them to test my websites (in my presence).
This is a good way to wake them up about internet and technology. Especially my dad, 'cause he feels a bit "obsolete"My mom also is becoming confrorable with PC, and Internet and she's realizing where the work is.
Anyway they're very supportive. Sometimes they may not fully understand what i'm talking about, but luckly our work is mostly visual.
- Fariska0
My parents are understanding muche more of my work since i ask them to test my websites (in my presence).
This is a good way to wake them up about internet and technology. Especially my dad, 'cause he feels a bit "obsolete"My mom also is becoming confrorable with PC, and Internet and she's realizing where the work is.
Anyway they're very supportive. Sometimes they may not fully understand what i'm talking about, but luckly our work is mostly visual.
- Jaline0
My mum and dad always talk about art as though its my thing – say they go to germany and see some art – whatever it is – they always say "Oh Dave, you'd have LOVED it..." when really it sounds shitter than anything I'd have seen before.
But you know what, they try their best to get it and when I go home my mum always asks for bits of print that she can keep. In fact there are a load of my flyers on their kitchen wall that they've kept.
They paid for my degree and supported me in my first few london years – I owe them fucking everything.
God bless you mum & dad!!!
DaveO
(Aug 3 06, 05:08)*tear
canuck
(Aug 3 06, 05:10)*sniff
- ********0
you ungrateful basterd!
an opportunity at Kinko's is a golden opportunity.
- Jaline0
my parents pretty much get it. web design is a little easier to grasp than graphic design i think. they are just happy that I enjoy my job.
my grandma was a painter so they appreciate art.
jakeyj
(Aug 3 06, 06:49)Webdesign is easier to explain because people always think it's more impressive making and maintaining websites than it is 'drawing', but neither jobs seem particularly difficult for those on the outside. Apparently anyone can make a website these days, and graphic designing is equated with being an artist, as least from what I've seen.
It's worse for me since even what I do in school is difficult to explain. I study Mass Communication (and English), and not one person knows what that is at first. I always have to talk about how it's related to the media, technology, language, history, and various communication theories.
- Fariska0
The key with webdesign is compare it to architecture.
In fact i use this comparsion when i talk with my girlfirend's grandpa (whom is a mason since he was 16) an he understand me perfectly.
In the same way a mason can build an house, but an architect is required for a central station or a museum. (... or maybe not)
- kezza_20
My mum and dad never ever got it until they saw that documentary about a day in a life at Sattchi and Sattchi, and now they get it. Not sure they like it, but...
Although secretly my dad thinks that unless you actually work like a cart horse, it isn't a proper job.
- robotron3k0
i have the best parents in the world, my mom works at a bank and my dad is a mailman, they married real young 16 & 19 and while they didn't get through High School or College they did managed to get us 4 kids through private high schools & College.
my dad has always been an amture cartoonist and bought the first super-8 camera when they first came out, which has totally shaped what i do for a living now!
but in answer to your question, no they don't really have a clue to what i do, all they know is i work in NYC two blocks away from the empire state building.
i love and miss my parents daily.
- onewhoslaps0
i learned a long time ago to not involve my parents in critique.
- canuck0
i learned a long time ago to not involve my parents in my life.
- skelly0
my mom really started to understand when i compared the type of work i'm doing in NYC to the type of work i'd be doing if i stayed in my home town (ie. business cards for local hardware store or something vs. major websites and magazines, etc..)
Now she can see the difference between "real" graphic design jobs as opposed to a classified ad for a local sign shop or something.
I also like to blow their minds saying how much money corporations pay for a logo.
- robotron3k0
on occasional family parties, when my parents spanish speaking friends ask me what i do for a living, i'll answer in spanish, "trabajo con putas" which translated means, "I work with whores." which always causes a moment of uncomfortable silence until i tell them "computadoras" and they usually fall down on the floor laughing their asses off...
- gramme0
Juhleenee, you don't study design?
*gasp of shock
Mass Comm?? RLY? never would've guessed in a million years.
*goes back to school for haberdashery certificate
d:{
- Jaline0
Heh, I'm still not sure about what I want to do, just that I'm pretty good at writing essays ;)
There are certain things that I'm more interested in when it comes to design, but I haven't figured it all out yet. Not that I necessarily ever will. I just hope I can figure out what I want to do soon, since I'm going into 3rd year :Z
Also, I'm more into a mesh of different fields, such as english, communication, design. I know they can go together somehow.
Hehe, I used to be interested in Astronomy before I realized that chemistry and physics (more so chem) were a big pain.
- orangemorning0
I worked through school 20-30 hours a week, paid my own bills and was fairly self sufficient. I went to college to "draw pictures" My brother, an engineering major, has hard classes that he must get good grades in so he doesn't have to work except in the summer time when there is no school. My art degree wasn't hard at all, drawing pictures all day was easy. I had plenty of time to work and do other things because I didn't have homework or have to study.
That's what my parents thought.
- Jaline0
That's what my parents thought.
orangemorning
(Aug 3 06, 08:24)I understand :(
Except if I want to impress people I just say the entire name of my field, which is 'Mass Communication'. When I don't care about explaining anything further (such as when I'm tired or just in a crappy mood), I saw 'Communications, Media, etc.'
Seems to work..
- Jaline0
*saw = say
- gramme0
*still recovering from the plethora of sleepless nights slaving over projects
*graduated 3+ years ago
tell that to your folks, orangemorning!