I think that is all based on perspective (and how far each of us felt from a respectable final piece). I enjoyed last week, I will enjoy next week. This week has been tedious. Of course, I am doing a pop-up and you are doing a larger-than-life Chinese lantern. Maybe my perspective is skewed...
I'm still happy you changed the schedule! Yes, this week was tough, but I think all of our Process brochures were much better last Saturday having all week to work on just that. One...more...day : )
This blog is a collection of resources and ramblings regarding the field of design. I am a media designer who enjoys creating, but becoming increasingly aware that we do not create in a vacuum. In the spirit of being a lifetime learner, I'm always on the lookout for information on how we send and receive visual messages in this crazy world of mass communication.
The Monkey Wrench
As a kid, I thought one of the coolest things to do was work with my dad in his wood shop. Since I really didn't inherit my dad's skill at woodworking and general "fix-it" abilities, I ended up being the helper, but I didn't even do that well.
Once, in the middle of a rather intense project, he barked out an order to me: "Get me the monkey wrench." I ran to his tool box, rummaged through the pile of what I considered completely foreign objects, searching for the Holy Grail. My only problem — I didn't know what the hell a monkey wrench looked like. In that moment of panic — desperate to please my father and, even more so, not wanting to look like a complete idiot — I learned an important lesson: know your tools.
Now I know, regardless of our profession, we all have our own personal set of tools. They don't necessarily look like the ones in my dad's red Black and Decker, but they're just as valuable. In gathering my own tools, I've seen the importance of having them close by. Knowing what they look like. How they feel in my hand. When it's appropriate to use them. When to add to the collection. It's been said that the tools make the man. I'm not sure if that's true, but I think they definitely make THIS man a little more useful. So I'll keep working on sharpening my skills and looking for ways to improve the way I work.
At the very least, I now know what a monkey wrench looks like. (Thanks, Dad.)
4 comments:
I think that is all based on perspective (and how far each of us felt from a respectable final piece). I enjoyed last week, I will enjoy next week. This week has been tedious. Of course, I am doing a pop-up and you are doing a larger-than-life Chinese lantern. Maybe my perspective is skewed...
I can't believe I decided to escape my family life for a few hours on Saturday and I chose to do a project about baby sh!t.
I'm still happy you changed the schedule! Yes, this week was tough, but I think all of our Process brochures were much better last Saturday having all week to work on just that.
One...more...day : )
One more hellaciously late Friday night! I have already resigned myself to the fact that I will not have time to revise old projects next week...
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