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2 years, same old Andrew.
So, my posters have been ruled, "too dark, and negative," to be effective for the target audience I'm going for, and I must go in a different direction (by my choice, not theirs). I knew this was going to happen. It always happens. This is why I didn't want to do this Studio 2 project. "Pick a social issue," I just STOPPED talking about social issues that inflame a lot of people.
Though my points are valid, I mean its really hard to argue with the rape and lashing of a 13 year old, my way of expressing that view point is negative. Also, I forgot that Islam does not use images of people, so when I have a huge image of a girl being beaten by a Muslim, that turns my target audience off. Also, people once again want to bring to light other religious extremist groups, but that wasn't what I was going for.
This is a personality trait of mine to show things I am against in the darkest, most negative way possible. My points are almost always valid because I'm not going to argue about something I know nothing about, but it is in such a bad light that people around don't want to listen. I thought I had fixed this 2 years ago, but I realize from the overwhelming silence whenever I show these pictures, I haven't. I knew going into this project that the pandora's box would be opened again whether or not I realized it, and as I predicted, it has been. Its not something I mean to do, its just something that kinda happens. Its ingrained in me to do this even if I don't realize I'm doing it, or don't want to do it.
I don't like this project. At all. Yes, I've made valid points, yes I've drawn good images, but they are so negative and twisted they are ineffective, and the views don't line up with the people around me (as if they ever do). Yeah, I could have done recycling or smog or something easy like that, but I don't care enough about that (not saying I DON'T care, but its just not a major issue for me), and a bunch of other people have that covered, and its just really generic. This project is my kryptonite. If anything is going to bring me down in the graphic design world, it is going to be projects like this. I can figure out Kerning, and leading, and stuff like that, but how do you change a mindset when you don't even realize what you're doing?
I can't wait until I'm done with this project. Yes, social issues should be recognized, but you really don't want ME doing stuff for social issues. I want to get my heart involved in the projects, but I don't want THAT side of my heart in it because it tends to overshadow my brain.
So, my posters have been ruled, "too dark, and negative," to be effective for the target audience I'm going for, and I must go in a different direction (by my choice, not theirs). I knew this was going to happen. It always happens. This is why I didn't want to do this Studio 2 project. "Pick a social issue," I just STOPPED talking about social issues that inflame a lot of people.
Though my points are valid, I mean its really hard to argue with the rape and lashing of a 13 year old, my way of expressing that view point is negative. Also, I forgot that Islam does not use images of people, so when I have a huge image of a girl being beaten by a Muslim, that turns my target audience off. Also, people once again want to bring to light other religious extremist groups, but that wasn't what I was going for.
This is a personality trait of mine to show things I am against in the darkest, most negative way possible. My points are almost always valid because I'm not going to argue about something I know nothing about, but it is in such a bad light that people around don't want to listen. I thought I had fixed this 2 years ago, but I realize from the overwhelming silence whenever I show these pictures, I haven't. I knew going into this project that the pandora's box would be opened again whether or not I realized it, and as I predicted, it has been. Its not something I mean to do, its just something that kinda happens. Its ingrained in me to do this even if I don't realize I'm doing it, or don't want to do it.
I don't like this project. At all. Yes, I've made valid points, yes I've drawn good images, but they are so negative and twisted they are ineffective, and the views don't line up with the people around me (as if they ever do). Yeah, I could have done recycling or smog or something easy like that, but I don't care enough about that (not saying I DON'T care, but its just not a major issue for me), and a bunch of other people have that covered, and its just really generic. This project is my kryptonite. If anything is going to bring me down in the graphic design world, it is going to be projects like this. I can figure out Kerning, and leading, and stuff like that, but how do you change a mindset when you don't even realize what you're doing?
I can't wait until I'm done with this project. Yes, social issues should be recognized, but you really don't want ME doing stuff for social issues. I want to get my heart involved in the projects, but I don't want THAT side of my heart in it because it tends to overshadow my brain.