In Over My Head?

          I'm going to be honest..... So far, these blogs have not been doing well. Not many comments, little viewing, it's just sort of getting to me. Don't get me wrong, I don't have any intention to stop yet, I'm just starting to feel the drain. A little dumb when I made posts not to long ago about pushing myself but... It's been a weird past few weeks. So I want to address why I think I'm in over my head.

Unwarranted ego

      

      First off, I've been a little busy with my life. Looking for a new job, classes in college, that sort of thing. That being said, I haven't looked towards any creative courses I could do. I also have not really been building things like I think I should. Yet, I also want to keep at my pace right now. Just focus on that stuff later. Sorry if this sounds frustrating, I'm a little fed up as well.

               I'm just worried I won't be The designer people want me to be. I'm also worried I'm not putting myself out there enough. I don't know, maybe things will improve? Maybe they won't, can't say for certain. At the end of the day, I'm just feeling lazy, or at least, like I haven't lived up to my potential. I mean, these blogs haven't really been using my images lately.

             So, what will I do now? Well, I'm going to try and put these blogs out there more, and hope more people read them. I'm also going to give myself more time to design when I get the chance, getting many things out of the way first. It's going to be a long process, but I will improve. Sorry if these blogs slow down a bit, but it might just happen. With that, thank you for reading, comment below, and stay tuned.

Adding some original contest this time.

Overlooked Classics

              What would you consider an overlooked classic? Would that be a movie that did bad in the box office? Could it be an artist that worked mostly in magazines? Perhaps you're thinking of third entry in a trilogy, forced to follow-up a phenomenal second act? There are many things and people that for this category. In terms of design, you sadly see it much more than you should.

 

            I find some of the best designs or artists to unnoticed because of their position. Maybe they stick to InstaGram and put everything there, or stick to only designing for an ad agency. A sad fate for some, but if they're happy, and they're getting what they want, well then good for them. They shouldn't feel forced to share with the world because they were told to. At the end of the day, I would rather be secure financially, and doing small drawings as a hobby. It's the better option over fishing for attention everyday, in a place you won't find it.

  

             So, I believe sometimes it's better to go overlooked. You can still keep your identity, but work professionally in the design business. That being said, I would like to share some classics in this category. Not because I'm forcing them to be noticed, but because... I want to share my interests with you.

First, we have the movie Rock & Rule! A musical about a post-apocolyptic future, that went through studio problems to say the least. Somehow though, it came out as a trip that I think should be experienced. Thank you Retro Rerun for putting this in YouTube for the world to see.

https://m.youtube.com/watchv=knenwlh0ffa

Next, we have the game Deadly Premonition. I've talked about this game before, as it helped inspire my music poster. It should be said however that it really is a fascinating playthrough. May not be the most well-polished experience, but I loved it all the way through! Credits to Wikipedia for the image.

Finally, we have the man, Richard Williams. Animation director for Who Framed Roger Rabbit, contributor on several other animated films, and the mind behind The Thief and The Cobbler. I bring him up here as I feel he's just a guy who doesn't get enough attention. That and the aforementioned Thief and the Cobbler went through studio problems too, and was his main dream. Just thought I'd give the guy a shout-out. Image courtesy of Wikipedia again.

Well, with that, I am done for today. Thank you for reading, comment below, and stay tuned!

Unreleased Cuts

                 As with every Graphic Designer, there will be some ideas that don't make it to the pubic. This is either out of them not being good, the client needing a new direction, or just being too complicated. Right now, I want to show off three of my unreleased projects that, while I feel live up to my standard as a Designer right now, didn't get released for certain reasons.

    

           Now, starting off, I'll be talking about these two projects. These were done for my Photo Shop course, and they were canned for the same reason. That reason is, they weren't professional enough. The one on the left was a travel poster, and the idea was to approach meme culture to make them visit Canada. Problem is, not many people care about meme-culture in mainstream media, so it didn't work. The one on the left was done to imitate a magazine cover. The idea here is that it is to imitate the eye-baiting, false journalistic integrity, and just plain silliness of the National Enquirer. It was then I realized maybe a parody isn't the way to go.

         In all seriousness, before I published either of these, I asked my teacher how I was as a student. His main criticism that I took from it was that I needed to get serious, and buckle my creativity down. So, with that in mind, both of these projects were replaced for ones I felt got the job done better, and I am glad I took that advice. While I share these here today, please note that it is only to help show off what I can do as a designer, not an impression of who I am as a designer.

           Now, as for this third project, well it's very simple why it was canned.... I don't know. When working in this business, I've learned things can go horribly wrong at a moment's notice, in this case, I didn't upload it's file to the folder I was using. I uploaded something ese, and had to do something new on the spot! Now, I won't be taking credit for the entire design, the parts that are the bulletin board, test, and pictures were put together thanks to the combined talents of my classmates Shellian, Dave, Ashley, and Coulton, so round of applause for them. The only thing I did was put in the pictures of my previous projects which might look familiar to you.... except the one on the bottom left. That was just a neat effect I wanted to pull off.






              Anyways, thank you for your time, make sure to comment below, and check me out as un_dustedh8 on InstaGram. Until then stay tuned!