I use Adobe apps every day. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign. They all get updates regularly, and Adobe has done an amazing job of making that user experience as absolutely horrible as it can. So bad, in fact, that I have to question whether or not the company even uses its own products.
The nieces wanted to make paper snowflake holiday ornaments, so I broke out my slightly rusty hand crafting skills and we got busy. When I shared a photo of one of our finished ornaments n Twitter, er Instagram, I was surprised at how many people wanted to know how to make their own. No problem, gang; I’m happy to share.
It turns out I’m easily distracted, and when I get distracted I tend to draw. Or sometimes I draw to share an idea, make a point, or communicate because words are big and scary. And I share my drawings online.
Our ability to categorize and catalog our surroundings is pretty amazing, and the periodic table of the elements is one of the best examples of how we’ve used those traits to add structure to the chaos that surrounds us. Imagine my delight when a friend gave me what I consider to be the coolest periodic table I’ve ever seen. Yes, it’s on the wall in my office so I can check it out every day.
A friend turned me onto a fantastically funny video recently that does a wonderful job of showing off the kinds of problems professional designers are faced with when their clients don’t understand what’s really involved in creating a quality print product. The video made me laugh, but it also drove home an important point: Too many people undervalue professional creative work, and too often designers just roll over and let it happen.
