I'm still alive after deadlines

posted February 19

NEW TUTORIAL TONIGHT OR TOMORROW! Check back later for it.
It’s amazing how after yesterday I am still functioning properly and not behind bars. I was about to lose my mind when I realized I had too much work to be done, and not enough time. Deadlines creep up on you like the latest stalker in the bushes, ya know. Would have done something very very…dangerous. Robbed a bank…sign, re design it and put it back. Gosh I am way too deep in my major right about now.

I’m awake this early (slept at 2, woke up at 9) because we had some issues with the advertisements this morning so I had to crack open my laptop and get to work on them and finish before 11. I was still in bed so I figured I’m not leaving because it’s warm, so here I am, in my bed. Still.

It’s so strange how you figure you can know some things about the industry design…but you have no freakin clue. Not even A BLUES CLUES NOT EVEN LIKE A SPECK OF DUST OR A GRAIN OF SALT EQUIVALENT TO A CLUE.

I was approved for the JobBook online, so now I can search internships and job opportunities and it’s quite amazing. I saw a PIXAR internship posted to my school for graphic designers, I think I almost died of happiness. I WAS GOING TO APPLY – but then it said I have to be a junior, which I’m not. That sucks. My happiness came to live LIFE (damnit see how early it is for me? I wrote LIVE instead of life…I CAME TO LIVE AGAIN…really?! ughhh) and then died again. Gives me more time to work on better pieces though, so maybe it’s not so bad?

One thing I did not know is that usually when you present a portfolio to someone it should be in PDF format, and in one single PDF with multiple pages. So basically the PDF will be like a portfolio book and every page has to be minimal design with laid out pictures of 3-4 works. The head of the department said that I should only show 3-4. DAMNNN that’s tricky. You gotta pick your work wisely. If it were me I would have handed them my USB and been like OK UH OPEN UP THAT FOLDER…ITS UNDER…NO NO THATS NOT IT GO BACK TO THE FOLDER CHICKENWINGS…I THINK ITS NAMED ILOVETHEJONASBROTHERS03 BUT IM NOT SURE…DAMNIT CAN YOU GO BACK TO MATT_DAMON_HOTT_4_LYFE FOR A SEC??

Anyway since the deadlines are over (for now) I will be working on my new PDF portfolio and a new tutorial I’ve already got in my mind. I know you guys want a new tutorial, and I want to write a new one! If anyone is actually interested in seeing my PDF portfolio when I’m done just let me know and maybe I’ll post it for you all to see. :)

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