Plans:
Blanket plan: create more structure in my life so I have time to do the things I want to do.
Section 1: how I plan to improve my design career
(SORTA DONE)
- Play less WoW (quit the raiding guild.)
- Compile design resources online; blogs, news, inspiration, images, free fonts, PS filters etc (links on journal)
- Invest in Lynda.com year-long membership. (have free 30-day for buying CS4, waiting for winter slack time to take advantage. 60hour work weeks ftl)
- Use old design projects, new/revamped portfolio, professional stationary as base for tutorial work (get biz cards dummy!) (Currently brainstorming on different approaches for old projects)
(DONE)
-Invest in Adobe CS4 Web Premium (ETA 3 weeks, or whenever Chris and I get around to buying it)
- Self-schedule a day of learning. Design research, read articles, take notes. Do Lynda.com tutorials. (Weekend day? Several evenings a week?) - plan out week long curriculum & adhere to it. Day planner?
- Adobe CS certification? Does it exist?
- Budget for 1 or 2 day-long workshops/year
- Do pro-bono/charity projects (find websites that list projects), free work for broke people
- Do FUN projects. Random posters, flash banners... make pretty shit for the hell of it. ENJOY design work!
- Create professional contacts in nearby industry. Chat up old professors, get career advice. Look for local printer for short runs. Network with other professionals (biz cards!!!)
Section 2: personal self improvement
SORTA DONE
- Walk/hike for lunch, every day (Been going to the gym with a friend a couple days a week. Stepped on a scale the other week, found I had lost 7 pounds since we bought the house. score!)
DONE
- Walk to Stop&Shop, buy the day-old veggies/fruit, dented cans. Figure out something to make for dinner from that. (Not quite, but am now making a lot more meals from scratch, which means less grocery shopping overall and less going out, which saves money and is healthier)
- Get out of bed at 7am. I MEAN IT. SNOOZE DOES NOT EXIST. (lolyeah right)
Overall: eat better, exercise more.
New design journal: ebuckdesign.wordpress.com
Section 1: how I plan to improve my design career
(SORTA DONE)
- Play less WoW (quit the raiding guild.)
- Compile design resources online; blogs, news, inspiration, images, free fonts, PS filters etc (links on journal)
- Invest in Lynda.com year-long membership. (have free 30-day for buying CS4, waiting for winter slack time to take advantage. 60hour work weeks ftl)
- Use old design projects, new/revamped portfolio, professional stationary as base for tutorial work (get biz cards dummy!) (Currently brainstorming on different approaches for old projects)
(DONE)
-Invest in Adobe CS4 Web Premium (ETA 3 weeks, or whenever Chris and I get around to buying it)
- Self-schedule a day of learning. Design research, read articles, take notes. Do Lynda.com tutorials. (Weekend day? Several evenings a week?) - plan out week long curriculum & adhere to it. Day planner?
- Adobe CS certification? Does it exist?
- Budget for 1 or 2 day-long workshops/year
- Do pro-bono/charity projects (find websites that list projects), free work for broke people
- Do FUN projects. Random posters, flash banners... make pretty shit for the hell of it. ENJOY design work!
- Create professional contacts in nearby industry. Chat up old professors, get career advice. Look for local printer for short runs. Network with other professionals (biz cards!!!)
Section 2: personal self improvement
SORTA DONE
- Walk/hike for lunch, every day (Been going to the gym with a friend a couple days a week. Stepped on a scale the other week, found I had lost 7 pounds since we bought the house. score!)
DONE
- Walk to Stop&Shop, buy the day-old veggies/fruit, dented cans. Figure out something to make for dinner from that. (Not quite, but am now making a lot more meals from scratch, which means less grocery shopping overall and less going out, which saves money and is healthier)
- Get out of bed at 7am. I MEAN IT. SNOOZE DOES NOT EXIST. (lolyeah right)
Overall: eat better, exercise more.
New design journal: ebuckdesign.wordpress.com