When I looked ahead to 2012, I realized what a big field graphic design is, and how wide my talents and interests spread. When asked what kind of design I do, I usually say, “Whaddya got?”
It’s time I specialized, and also parlay two of my prized skills:
• calligraphy.
• staying married for over 20 years.
In my study of calligraphy, especially during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, before movable type turned important documents into pre-printed forms with blanks, marriage contracts were quite decorative objects, as fitting for their function. The tradition held among Judaism, where it’s known as the ketubah. Except in the case of the Jews, this document is still the fulfillment of an expectation, the observation of a tradition. And so modern corners are cut: some aspects, such as the printing of the wording, are computerized. Some of the design that surrounds the wording are pre-printed (it’s harder for a couple to decide what they want than to pick which one they want).
So here’s what I arrived at: WeddedGlyphs.com. Read More
I’m too cheap to afford a career coach. And probably more in need of one than I realize.
I get the point, that a blog can tell you and potential clients/employers more about me, how I am now, what I’m thinking about, what it’s like to have me wandering your halls or doing business with you remotely. The phrase I most responded to was, “Your résumé is your epitaph.” It’s possible that people are driven away by a blog that reveals too little about me. I can read anything into silence, which is the predominant response from my work-search.
So I’ll start to blog more. I get the point. But what should I put in a blog? What do you want more of from me? I’m here to give posts that my friends know I’m capable of delivering. So let’s here what you have to say.
I’ll be listening in two ways:
- a Google+ Hangout tonight starting at 8pm, and most Wednesday nights from now on;
- the comments section of this post, which is made active and immediately updating by a service called Livefyre.
I’ll be following both throughout the evening. I’m really interested in what you have to say. You may inspire and encourage me, or berate me and tell me off, or whatever. I have nothing in exchange for you; my wife could bake cookies, but I can’t get them to you. (If you think it would be a good business decision to figure out a way of getting cookies to you, tell me that.)
See you tonight, or next Wednesday night!
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