blargh... (bitching)
*is is the short version of this story*
my ad> http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/thewalker/design%20stuff/kelly_clark_page.jpg
So, last week I made a really cool ad for my digital page and web design class. I had to completely start over on it about 5 times before I created the good one, so I was really happy with my work. But When I presented it to the class, everybody started to argue about it for about 20 minutes. People kept saying how it was a negative, and a little disturbing. The only thing everyone could agree on was that it was in fact a good provocative ad.
Fine, I was ok with that. My prof. liked it and even said that he wast thinking about sending it in to a national student competition. So I was cool with that, even with the negative critique. But then, today when I get in to class, he said "Hey Kelly, did you see the news? (referring to the vt shooting) That is kind of morbidly ironic. I was going to send in your ad, but definitely not now. That is weird how that happened isn't it?"
I mean ok, yeah he as a point, and I am just being kind of bitchy. But you know what? When he said that, I just wanted to cry. It was bad enough that people ended up YELLING at one another over my ad, but now it is being connected to a national tragedy? Thanks a lot. And was it really necessary to tell me that?
I didn't want any one to take it that way. I just wanted to make people fucking laugh. God damn it. Again I know I am being a bit over sensitive, but I kind of feel like crap.
It was just supposed to be funny. I don't even know if I want to use the damn thing as a portfolio piece any more because I don't feel like listening to people take it the wrong way. But whatever. I guess it is just the price you pay when you make something even slightly provocative. I don't really mean this, but at the moment, I feel like I don't ever want to go out on a limb to make an ad ever again.
Fuck. Why does everyone have to take everything so fucking seriously? Just laugh god damn it.
my ad> http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/thewalker/design%20stuff/kelly_clark_page.jpg
So, last week I made a really cool ad for my digital page and web design class. I had to completely start over on it about 5 times before I created the good one, so I was really happy with my work. But When I presented it to the class, everybody started to argue about it for about 20 minutes. People kept saying how it was a negative, and a little disturbing. The only thing everyone could agree on was that it was in fact a good provocative ad.
Fine, I was ok with that. My prof. liked it and even said that he wast thinking about sending it in to a national student competition. So I was cool with that, even with the negative critique. But then, today when I get in to class, he said "Hey Kelly, did you see the news? (referring to the vt shooting) That is kind of morbidly ironic. I was going to send in your ad, but definitely not now. That is weird how that happened isn't it?"
I mean ok, yeah he as a point, and I am just being kind of bitchy. But you know what? When he said that, I just wanted to cry. It was bad enough that people ended up YELLING at one another over my ad, but now it is being connected to a national tragedy? Thanks a lot. And was it really necessary to tell me that?
I didn't want any one to take it that way. I just wanted to make people fucking laugh. God damn it. Again I know I am being a bit over sensitive, but I kind of feel like crap.
It was just supposed to be funny. I don't even know if I want to use the damn thing as a portfolio piece any more because I don't feel like listening to people take it the wrong way. But whatever. I guess it is just the price you pay when you make something even slightly provocative. I don't really mean this, but at the moment, I feel like I don't ever want to go out on a limb to make an ad ever again.
Fuck. Why does everyone have to take everything so fucking seriously? Just laugh god damn it.