Hannah Wilson GDS-222

"You need to find a way to bring your body into your work." This week, while I was reading chapter 4, I was reminded of something I had lost.   Before I had gotten into graphic design at Parkland, I did a lot of painting at EIU.  I loved painting in a studio with my friends in class.  I loved standing up and moving from one canvas to anything as I worked (sometimes I would need a stool to stand on and do my work).  I liked to put up designs and images that inspired me in my workspace.  I really enjoyed being interactive with my work.   Kleon makes a point at the beginning of this chapter to say that using computers to make our work keeps us immobile.  Reading this, I realized what a difference there was between working on my digital projects and my 2D projects outside of my computer.  While I do enjoy making digital designs, I noticed that I haven't been moving nearly as much (my Fitbit has noticed, too).   The computer is a gr...

Hello, everyone! So, this week, we were asked to read Ch. 3 of  Steal Like and Artist . As I was reading through the chapter, most of the content sounded familiar.  Kleon seemed to be discussing things that I already do and have been doing for years! Kleon uses examples of himself and others about making "fan fiction", or the kind of stories or music we would want to read/hear for ourselves.  Not long ago, I found some old (and not very good) drawings I did when I was about 5.  I had just gone to see Star Wars Episode I.  I was so excited by what I had just seen that I went home and drew pictures of the characters.  These days, if I watch a movie or read a story I really enjoy, I have to draw things out for it.  When I get impatient about waiting for the next movie to come out, I'll make art for it. In the book, Kleon uses Bradford Cox as an example.  While Cox waited for the new album of his favorite band to be released, he would write and...

Hello, everyone! Welcome to another edition of my blog! In this week's post, we were asked to read chapter 2 of "Steal Like an Artist".  This chapter seem to focus on figuring out who you are, what you want to be, and going beyond the surface of who our heroes are and what they create. For as long as I can remember, I have always enjoyed creating things.  When I was very young, I just liked to draw or paint whatever I saw or what came to mind.  When I was older, I wanted to do more with my work, but realized I had no idea what I was doing (There are still some days where I still don't know).  So, I felt some relief when I read chapter 2 this week.  At the beginning of this chapter, Kleon tells us that NO ONE really knows what they are doing. " Ask anybody doing truly creative work, " Kleon says. " ...and they'll tell you the truth:  They don't know where the good stuff comes from." From there, Kleon tells us to "fake it '...

"There's magic in being surrounded by books" I couldn't agree more with this quote by Austin Kleon.  Kleon instructs us to collect books, even if we don't read them right away.  I often have this problem when I go into book stores.  I tell myself that I'm just "going to look".  Whether they're new or used, a book on science or drawing, I usually end up looking through them.  Kleon says to be curious about the world you live in.  You really need to seek things out.  Even if you're not thinking about looking.  You need to be actively looking, actively collecting if you want to see how other designers are working.  Kleon encourages us to look things up and chase after references. He even tells us to "google it".  I end up doing that quite often on the Google site when I need a question answered or an image look up.  I start out looking for one thing, soon following a string of other questions, and so on from there. ...