Since Benny gave me such a lovely introduction I felt it only right that I post tonight. To be honest tho, I’m not all that sure what to write, lol. I haven’t quite broken into the design field, but I’m working my way there! It isn’t the easiest to do considering all that I know about the subject has been self taught. I can say tho, that being that it has been pretty much a long road of trial and error it makes the end result all that much better. Even the simplest of issues can be cause for celebration. Benny can vouch for that considering there have been plenty of times that I figure something out and the first thing I say to him is “I’m freaking amazing!” lol.

There have been plenty of times when I have come across something in Photoshop I don’t understand or some CSS code I can’t figure out. The one thing I can honestly say tho is that at no point have I ever just given up on it. Granted, I may step away from it for a bit, but never have I just pushed it to the side never to look back at it again. I think it’s cause it is one area that I know I can succeed in. Knowing people in the field would help a bit, but I’m willing to fight my way to the top. It just might take me a little longer. Regardless, I will get there and really, isn’t that all that matters?

I know trial and error can be frustrating.. very frustrating. It’s one of those learning processes that make whatever it is that you are learning stick. So the next time it becomes a littler easier, bringing you one step closer to what you want to accomplish. I know when I first decided to get into logos and Benny asked me to do his it wasn’t the easiest of tasks. The first one I did for him I literally had 20+ variations. Tho, most of that was due to his analness, not to my inability to create a good logo, lol. Eitherway, it pushed me to try harder, use different techniques and methods. Now, I can do things with Photoshop and CSS I never thought I’d be able to and it feels amazing to see my work being used knowing that I did it all on my own.

Of course, there are some sites that have helped me along the way. LogoPond is a good one for getting different ideas, but just for that. No copying! That’s hard work and no one deserves to get their work stolen. Jacob Cass usually has some helpful tips and tricks for logos, as well. If you want something more for vector programs, such as Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw you can check out Vectortuts or for more of a web development area Nettuts+ can be helpful. ;D

Anyway, I’m off to sort thru some CSS codes.

Keep Creating.
Elle

An added little bonus to learning all kinds of good stuff is that now and again you get to put it to good use.

I got a call from my Godson’s father yesterday, requesting my assistance in helping him create a session singing career, well, reinvoke the previous one he had. Tbh, this is going to be a slightly long task as there are updated session demos that need to be recorded, but up until this day he didn’t even have a Facebook account!

I get a great sense of thrill and joy when I get the chance to help people. I get the opportunity to create his website, train him in the art of maintaining it and walk him through all his social networking profiles! Plus, he is adamant that he wants me to do his vocal recording to… I’m honoured! Gonna have to re-revise my degree coursework lol. Not to mention, Elle from SugarMooch is onside to help out with the graphics… She’s awesome..

I don’t want to sound like a do-gooder, because they seem to me as a little tedious, but being able to help someone so dear to me in a way that he appreciates is great and I am well up for it!

So, the moral of the story is keep up the learning and let’s see how useful we can become!

My mate Elle has just made me the most badass logo for The4thMarketeer. Check this out!!

Elle!! I cannot thank you enough!! You’re my new hero!! xx

Elle can be contacted at elle@sugarmooch.com or you can check out her soon to be new website at sugarmooch.com