Onegai shimasu (γγγγ γγΎγ) π
I was helping a friend with a logo. She wanted some changes and asked me if it was tough to do. Because I worked on insane stuff in the past what she asked for was simple by comparison. I found this image I worked on in 1998, as an example. Was done in Illustrator. Before layers, transparencies, etc. It was really friggen tough. I can’t remember exactly why it was done in Illustrator. And it sparked this post.
It brought up something that I feel is very important: us old folks know our stuff. It might be a good idea to listen to us.
Some of my teachers made a HUGE impact on me. My high school English teacher had me read Brave New World. It was the birth of my love for SciFi. She had me read other books that ignited my life-long sense of curiosity and critical thinking. One of my college teachers, who taught me airbrushing, helped sharpen my love of movie posters. My design teacher showed me to draw what was there, not what I think is there. My photography teacher saw that I was color blind. So she had me concentrate on black and white.
All of my teachers and mentors had a life-long impact that I could not see at the time. I use what they taught me now every day, now. What they lacked (like layers) was made up in problem solving. They pave the way for me and I didn’t know it.
Remember, even DaVinci learned from his teachers.
