A massive life change
As some of you may know, I really don't like the work I do at my job. For those who don't, imagine doing records (filing, sorting filing and then doing shit on the computer to the files) for about 8 hours a day. Every day. It's soul crushingly boring.
I have decided that next year when my contract expires at work in June, I am going to go to university and get myself a proper God damned degree. I've been wanting to do the web site stuff for YEARS. I hate the coding part though. lols. I just like playing around in Photoshop making pretty things. I like designing a website based on someone's brief and then making it real. I like making something real for someone when they have no idea what they want.
I also want to do something with an online store. I'm always frequenting fashion blogs and stores so think I would like to work with one of those. Either design it or maintain it WHICHEVER I don't care, that's what I want to do.
So I'm going to uni. I DO have a Cert in I.T. and a Dip in Multimedia but they were done 10 years ago (2001-2003) and let's face it, the web has changed heaps since then. I NEED to gsin useful skills. Then I'm going spastic and applying for EVERYTHING. Even if it means I get to move overseas and live in Berlin or something and do graphic/web site stuff. Don't care - as long as I'm not sitting around filing all day when I'm 32. I hate it. I wake up in the morning and don't want to go into work. Every day. I like the people, the place and the pay but not the work. It's not making me happy and I'm making a lot of mistakes at work cos of it.
I am considering doing an Internet Communications degree. But that is only online. I want something more physical. I like the look of the Diploma of Graphic Design at RMIT but that's full time for 2 years. I CAN'T DECIDE.
The main reason why I never ended up doing anything webby professionally was I was scared. I wasn't confident in my ability. Then travel got in the way. Then I wound up getting filing and admin jobs and once you've been doing that for 6 years people don't believe you when you say you want to do web design. So, frustrating!
But at least I know what I want to do. That's a big step from 6 months ago.
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
I have decided that next year when my contract expires at work in June, I am going to go to university and get myself a proper God damned degree. I've been wanting to do the web site stuff for YEARS. I hate the coding part though. lols. I just like playing around in Photoshop making pretty things. I like designing a website based on someone's brief and then making it real. I like making something real for someone when they have no idea what they want.
I also want to do something with an online store. I'm always frequenting fashion blogs and stores so think I would like to work with one of those. Either design it or maintain it WHICHEVER I don't care, that's what I want to do.
So I'm going to uni. I DO have a Cert in I.T. and a Dip in Multimedia but they were done 10 years ago (2001-2003) and let's face it, the web has changed heaps since then. I NEED to gsin useful skills. Then I'm going spastic and applying for EVERYTHING. Even if it means I get to move overseas and live in Berlin or something and do graphic/web site stuff. Don't care - as long as I'm not sitting around filing all day when I'm 32. I hate it. I wake up in the morning and don't want to go into work. Every day. I like the people, the place and the pay but not the work. It's not making me happy and I'm making a lot of mistakes at work cos of it.
I am considering doing an Internet Communications degree. But that is only online. I want something more physical. I like the look of the Diploma of Graphic Design at RMIT but that's full time for 2 years. I CAN'T DECIDE.
The main reason why I never ended up doing anything webby professionally was I was scared. I wasn't confident in my ability. Then travel got in the way. Then I wound up getting filing and admin jobs and once you've been doing that for 6 years people don't believe you when you say you want to do web design. So, frustrating!
But at least I know what I want to do. That's a big step from 6 months ago.
Any advice is greatly appreciated!