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eye lerned nuffin n collage
2010
01.28
01.28
Well it seems so anyway. After all the times of living up the college life, I had fun–maybe too much fun–and learned little…I don’t feel like I came away with much knowledge. If I went to college now instead of 8, 9, 10 years ago, I could learn a lot more now than I did then. Since my caffine/tension release, my mind is becoming sharper and opening up. Heck, I am even reading one of my old text books that I only used as a bookbag stuffer and occasionally for homework. It has a lot of useful insights to design that I wish I read before. I am finding that I do like this learning thing after all.
It’s my tacklin’ fuel.
Joomla
2010
01.21
01.21
I’ve been thinking about making the move to get familar with Joomla. So far, seeing that wordpress is easy, idea for small to medium businesses, and I already know wordpress… I think I am sticking with them for now. Plus, I heard there’s a “frustration curve” with Joomla. Keep trying Joomee…
Designers block
2010
01.15
01.15
Is there such a thing as designers block? (aka writers block). If there is…I think it’s been happening to me every other day or week. There are some days I feel very empowered to design something up, and there are others..well, I might as well resort to drawing stick figures. But, my key has been to push your my through this block by trying even harder and finding that inspiration to help me through these times.
It’s funny, in the back of my mind I am saying that I am (or could become) a very good designer. But, in reality, I stink compared to a lot of designers out there. I guess it doesn’t help that I consider my compeition to be featured in some Showcase of “Incredible Website Design” or “Stunning Illustrations” posts. The fact is that I’ve been told that I can amount to anything in life and I keep pushing through the waves to have that belief. So, it is by that I will not stop designing. I will not stop inspiring myself. Besides, I enjoy this life of ”pretending” to be a designer.
Patience is a virtue
2009
11.04
11.04
I can see it now…my side business is going to take off. It’s now all about patience, though. There is a reason why God didn’t let it happen before. It was because I wasn’t ready for it; and, looking back, I know I wasn’t ready. This time, I am being patient and ready for whatever comes my way.
And no worries…If it doesn’t happen this time, I’m not going to give up.
Here is a picture of my fiancee in front of the Chicago Bean.
Gearing up
2009
04.28
04.28
We have been creating a design for a jersey/shirt we might use for this upcoming year. Let us know what you think.
Family Collages
2008
12.26
12.26
Here is what me and Jackie worked on for gifts to our families for Christmas.
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“It’s all good”
2008
12.18
12.18
Well, I(cj) got this visual designing job a little over a month ago. It is still going very well. I enjoy coming to work, my days just fly by, and it seems that it has amplified other stuff going on in my life. I like this a lot better then what I was doing before. However, I do think for so long I was wanting to get into designing so bad, that I was making my old job seem so horrible. It seems that I wasn’t supposed to get this job until I accepted and respected my last job, which I did right before this new job. It is crazy how things happen. Looking back on things, I do think it was all a test and a great learning experience for me, one that I will never forget.
A couple things I am working on right now outside of work is this website, the networking site for the fraternity, and designing a few different newsletter headers for friends. It is all going well.
I do plan on sharing more of my story with everyone in hopes that it will help enlighten others.