- Everyone says "cool" when I tell them what I do. Like I'm an astronaut. This makes me feel good, but also slightly deceptive, considering that I spend a LOT of my time on boring, non-creative layout and at most have maybe 2 creative pieces to my credit. Cool.
- I can wear baggy clothes and lots of eyeliner and...people chalk it up to being artsy.
- I draw pictures all day.
- I understand some of the jokes Pam and her art school friends make on The Office...and I laugh heartily just to prove it.
- At work I am continually referred to as a Creative. 'Creative' is a noun here.
- People request random things all the time--like an invitation to a daughter's baptism. And when asked if they have any ideas about how it should look, they may toss in some helpful hints like "You know, white...some sort of frilly stuff...maybe a 3-D dove or something..." So then I laugh and say "sweet"...and then I realize they aren't joking. WHAT? A 3-D dove? Seriously?
- I pretty much get to exhibit the full range of emotions and temperamental behavior...people chalk it up to being artsy.
- I don't get in trouble at work for searching Google images or watching YouTube--it's creative research.
- I hear this phrase at least 5 times a day: "I'm no artist, but..." (Usually said before delivering an opinion on something I've created.)
- I work with some awesomely quirky people. I am becoming quirky-er every day because of it.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
10 Awesome Things About Being a Graphic Designer
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I especially agree with #6. As of right now, I am working on a family cookbook for Eric's Aunt, a brochure for my brother-in-law's web site company, a logo for my sister-in-law's furniture store and my sister's graduation announcement...
Are you getting paid for any of that?
I wish I could be a graphic designer to have an excuse for what I like to call "being creative." I try telling Ryan all the time that messes in the house are just because I am creative with my space.
Gosh I want your job. Freak, I would die to know how to create a 3D dove...but what the hell does that have to do with a baptism? Anyway, Im at work, blogging, watching youtube, being creative, wearing gobs of eyeliner and fishnet tights...maybe I should tell my boss that I am a creative secretary and I deserve a raise. and by boss I mean dad.
I have been sitting here for 5 minutes trying to think of a clever sentence that begins with "I'm no artist, but..." and I can't. So there. I'm the opposite of artsy.
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