Alright, I've fallen into a slippery slope of not-posting as of late, courtesy of some issues that have come up. Things are starting to get back on track though, and the catching up has begun!
So I finally got my hands on "How to be a graphic designer, without losing your soul" by Adrian Shaughnessy. Needles to say, it's an interesting take on some of the more simpler things in graphic design that you don't often think about, such as basic interaction with the person you're working with or for. Admittedly, I'm the kind of person who would probably submit more than anything else, and it was a good idea to read that section because it made me understand how sometimes, you just need to put your own ideas forward and not let someone who's incredibly indecisive keep a project from moving forward.
The whole area on personal integrity also caught my eye. I always follow my own personal code of honor, and the area about integrity really struck home at some points with me. Unfortunately there are a lot of people who will step over whoever they can to get what they want, with no regard as to who they hurt. Sure, you may get to a particular standing, but who else do you have to share the experience with, to congratulate you and write home about? Nobody, cause you stepped on all of em to get where you are and nobody likes you anymore!
I found it funny that the third chapter of Designing a Digital Portfolio had one of their top suggestions is to do a Yahoo and Google search. It just goes to show how integrated Google has become in our lives as of late. I'm actually surprised that Blogger, as I type this, is showing Google as being a typo, ironically only when I have it as lower-case. I suppose it's only a matter of time before it becomes a word added in the dictionary, if it hasn't already.
It's true though, a ridiculous amount of information can be recorded by just doing a simple Google search and seeing what comes up. You can find anything and everything related to whatever you could possibly imagine through Google. It begins to lead one to wonder what life was like before Google.
In closing, for you 3D junkies, this came out a while back, but it's still a pretty nice tech demo. Unfortunately, Youtube doesn't give this video's graphics justice. The HD versions are great, and are available on their site.
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