State of graphic design, 2012
‘As a student, live by these words, ‘Quantity rather than quality.’ The more you design the better your quality will become and you will continue to grow’ –Tony Montano
I like that quote.
Quality does come later. Being a designer becomes all about instinct – not having the best computer, not software, not measurements, not rules.
I’ve just started teaching another semester of Graphic Design History and Typography at American River College – have a whole new group of kids to introduce to my gospel of visuals.
One thought that’s been weaving its way thru my classes over the years is simply, ‘the more you do, the better you get.’ We’ve all heard this, and yeah, it’s true. The only real stumbling block is ‘the more you do, if you’re not paying attention, you probably won’t get better.’
This year the student work has been incredible – but only when tied to good, old fashioned Hard Work. Risk taking, going out on that edge, trying something one has never done before leads to fantastic creations.
I haven’t been blogging much – I also have my usual four type classes at Ai Sacramento and a rather large project that’s been taking up the rest of my time (more on that soooooon) – so something had to give. It was blogging.
I’ll be posting more as time permits; otherwise been immediately throwing finds up on my Twitter account.
I’m keeping busy. Hope you are too.
Infographic found via Ai Sacramento Graphic Design; click image to jump/view larger
