RBST 2013 : A Year in Design… and Illustration…

YO:

So, 2013… gone… in the blink of an eye.

Can I call this year the Year of the Introvert? I kinda felt like one…

A few thoughts about design, the online social environment, and supplemental topics:

I let design take a backburner and focused on illustration. It’s a lot more free… a lot more expressive.
Creatives swear. Designers are never satisfied. Basically, Rule #6. Thin line, though…
Online’s a battleground. Everyone’s trying to outdo each other. But, that’s basic king-of-the-hill dynamics. Also, it gets colder and lonelier as you attempt to ascend.
At the beginning of the year, I made a definite stance on getting paid for work while noticing a significant drop-off on all the “let’s do work” talk.
#QTFOH
“A real photographer does this. A real designer does that.” A real client just wants you to meet their brief.
Planning is often another form of procrastination.
One story. Multiple authors. Choose your own adventure.
Subscribers fall off. Maybe they get bored. Maybe they change the channel. Interested parties still consume the content.
Work on the projects you want to work on. They have a stronger pull.
My girlfriend’s a designer… which pretty much makes me a designer…
Anything… is… possible. Time travel’s still up in the air, though. Need a hoverboard…

I hung out less; stayed at the office more; did a lot of introspection; joined a few online communities. The latter was to broaden horizons and explore different avenues. A lot of my work this year was really personal… probably because I’m getting older… probably because my kids are getting older. I have a teenager now. He has a youtube channel. My daughter… well… she’s still young. If you ever have children, you’ll understand… :)

This year I also started journaling… briefly… and got sculpey…

No plans for next year. I’m gonna lamp for a while…