The Following is a extract from Computer Arts who interviewed David Carson one of the greatest designers of our era. I just want to hammer home the point that i made last time.

CA: You’re back working with Quark. Do you think contemporary designers depend too heavily on the abilities of their software packages?

DC: Absolutely. I work in basically one program, Quark. It’s not about having and knowing all the latest gimmicks and photo tricks. Good design comes from the most basic decisions – cropping, font choice, the overall design. If you haven’t got the eye, no program will give it to you.

It’s partly why we see so many solid, well-designed magazines today, but almost none that stand out. Designers get lazy and let whoever made their software make decisions for them. Your computer shouldn’t tell you the proper distance between columns of type – you need to be making those decisions. Get that title, subtitle and byline out of the same box!

Ok i just want to throw this out there, because its really starting to get to me, Just because you own photoshop and a computer and play round with images and text sometime THIS DOSE NOT MAKE YOU A GRAPHIC DESIGNER, im sick of seen so much shit out there by people who call them self a "graphic designers"

To me its like calling myself a brain surgeon because i own a scalpel.

Don't get me wrong, im not saying im the best out there, in fact i don't even call myself a graphic designer yet, i always refer to myself as a jr. i just want to get it out there, their are people in the industry who are worried about the affect that the crap out there is having on our profession. So people its up to you don't accept crap and when people call them selfs Graphic designers question there title.

thats all for my rant.

well after being made redundant i sat on my arse for around a month then got myself at a Belgium pub pouring beer which has been great really enjoyed it not a lot of time for anything else at all, just working and training,

then last week i got a phone call with a job offer of a mac op/graphic designer and the best part is i get to learn while i work i love it because i was thinking about going back to uni or sometime so im pretty wrapped about it.

haven't had a lot of time to do any art but im going to upload some photos today of some unfinished things, thats all kids until next time,

James

Ok so i'm now another year older and another year wiser. I've been thur a bit and shit load has happen in my life.

I got made redundent from my job because of the down turn in the economny, which in my opion isnt turn the company which i was working for was a printer, they invested in a million dollar printer and had no clients to back it up. it was a case of their eyes being bigger than thier stoumchs, and now ive got not job, ive been trying my arse off to get one but its not that easy.

What else i met an amazing girl, and we've been together for awhile now,

It terms of art not a lot when i get round to it im going to put some of my work up here design work that is,

more stencils are coming i promise and there an idea forming in my head that i might need all the great stencilers out there on DArt to help me with,

Cheers James

"You won't realise the distance you've walked until you take a look around and realise how far you've
been."

Henry Ford

Thanks Mum and Dad

Hi ever one hows it going working on some new stuff at the mo so stay turned and hold on to your hats.

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