I have been thinking for a couple of months about what to do with my personal website (amy-eaton.com). While I enjoy the design and the way it works, I don't like that all of my work on the site it from school and that I haven't maintained it throughout the past couple of years. I started a free site while on hold (for an hour and a half) with my current hosting company, but soon realized that it would be just another site I would dread updating. Instead I have decided to go with the most simple and streamlined solution, I will post my work on this blog. This will make it easy for me to post new projects that I have finished, and at the same time will provide content for blog posts. Overall I think it is a win-win situation and one that I won't find as daunting.
I have decided to start at the beginning with my school work and eventually catch up to the work I am doing now. I look forward to writing about my older projects, but am even more excited to finally show off some of my new pieces.
Showing posts with label Karate Kid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Karate Kid. Show all posts
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Thursday, July 26, 2012
The Basics
The talk I went to last week at the Design Exchange reminded me of my start in art and graphic design for a few reasons. First, I ran into a classmate who I sat beside for the entirety of my first year. Next the speaker talked about using a grid to enlarge a drawing or painting and finally they brought up the odd things you learn when you become a designer or artist.
I enjoyed sitting beside this classmate during first year, he asked a lot of questions but was also incredibly supportive and creative. I remember him being the one to pick me up for class when I was sick, the one driving me crazy when he asked for the third time when a project was due, and also the one driving me home after a late night working at the school. Our first year of college was very stressful, but looking back, I can't believe how much we learned. At the talk we reminisced about how our teacher Vince used that Karate Kid method of teaching. You never knew why you were assigned the project until you had finished and started using the methods on other projects. I will never forget our first project, we had to cut up photos and splice them together, if any white showed on the edges of the photos you had to start over. While this seemed incredibly tedious at the time, I learned how to properly use an Exacto knife and continue to use that basic skill today.
I often think about how far I have come, from grade nine art, to working at an architectural firm as a graphic designer. Then I realize how much further I can go, it's hard to start new jobs but I am learning so much and enjoying the process of getting comfortable again.
I enjoyed sitting beside this classmate during first year, he asked a lot of questions but was also incredibly supportive and creative. I remember him being the one to pick me up for class when I was sick, the one driving me crazy when he asked for the third time when a project was due, and also the one driving me home after a late night working at the school. Our first year of college was very stressful, but looking back, I can't believe how much we learned. At the talk we reminisced about how our teacher Vince used that Karate Kid method of teaching. You never knew why you were assigned the project until you had finished and started using the methods on other projects. I will never forget our first project, we had to cut up photos and splice them together, if any white showed on the edges of the photos you had to start over. While this seemed incredibly tedious at the time, I learned how to properly use an Exacto knife and continue to use that basic skill today.
I often think about how far I have come, from grade nine art, to working at an architectural firm as a graphic designer. Then I realize how much further I can go, it's hard to start new jobs but I am learning so much and enjoying the process of getting comfortable again.
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