Khoi Vinh posted his speech to the graduating class at Otis a while ago, pretty much just saying fail early and often.
I am definitely failing often right now. I’ve been working on my project and in the process learning how to NOT do things in After Effects. Grr. I’m on a mini break.
I got a zine in the mail yesterday from a girl I use to do trades with when I was in highschool. I sent her one of my comics a few months back, but for the most part I haven’t really kept in touch or anything for the past 4 years. But It made me all nostalgic and wanting to start making them again. I guess the comics I’ve made kinda count. But they’re not the same. I’ve been meaning to the whole time I’ve been in college, but it looks like it’s not happening until at least the summer.
There is just something nice about producing little personal books that people can hold. Despite all this interaction and motion stuff, I still have a soft spot for the printed page. But I think the blog has taken most of my free words. And being in design has sort of taken over my needs to be visual and make things. And part of me feels like I’ve sort of “grown out” of it. Or maybe I’ve just been too busy making other things.
I wonder though, if I were to put out a zine now, what would it be like now that I’ve had a formal education in design? I wouldn’t want it to be a “designy” thing all set in indesign, but I know all those things that have been hammered into my head would have to have some effect.
My wrist is sore from mousing most of the weekend and I’m longing for some scissors and glue action.
Life is going to be crazy in the next 10 days. Sigh.