Professional development

This post is going to be all about my first term and my goals throughout the term. The first term started off really hectic, with a lot of client briefs in a short period of time, which can make even the most collected designer stressed. The year started with Lee Stafford brief, which asked us to create a trifold for hair and beauty treatments and as it turned out, after the whole summer of not using InDesign, I got really rusty with it and right away there was pressure to meet the expectations of the clients. In the end, I refreshed my memory with the software and somehow pulled through. I think this project set the tone for the whole year: Deadlines must be met and if you don’t make it, you fail, as simple as that. Knowing that, I set myself a goal to work on each project at least a bit everyday, to meet the deadlines, while developing discipline and time-keeping skills. After a couple of projects, I quickly realized that my tactic is useful and it does develop those skills rapidly, so, I guess, in a way I met one of my goals for the term 1.

Another goal I set for myself was also similar to my first one. I am a lazy person, so it is hard to motivate myself to draw on my free time, but then the realization hit me. If I do not practice on my own, I will never improve and if I don’t, then I won’t be able to achieve my dream to be a pro concept artist. Simple rules were set, draw 1 hour a day at least, and if you think about it, 1 hour doesn’t take that much out of your day, but it does improve your skills if you keep going at it. In a way those 2 goals are very similar, it all boils down to discipline, and that’s not just a short-term goal, that’s something I should keep up throughout my whole life, so I figured it’s not too late to start now.

There are more small goals I set myself everyday, but the 2 mentioned are my big ones, that I not just should, but MUST, achieve, so I’ll keep going at it and keep you guys updated!