Hannah Wilson GDS-222

When I first got this book, I thought that it was going to be like any other text book that was a required reading for class.  This book turned out to be very eye-opening and inspirational.  I felt that Austin Kleon's writing was very relatable to situations I have been in myself in the creative world. I really liked taking Kleon's advice and putting it into practice with some of our assignments.  I feel like I could keep putting a lot of his advice into practice in the future.  It really helped me to better understand how being and thinking like a designer work.  This has really been a great read.  I would defiantly recommend this book to others. For my chosen reading, I decided that I wanted to read "Understanding Comics" by Scott McCloud.  This was a very interesting read!  It's very informative and gives you every little detail you didn't know that you didn't know about the art of comics. I wasn't sure what to expect when I started readi...

In this week's chapter of Steal Like an Artist , we were given advice about what to leave out. When I am assigned a project, or I just feel the need to create a project for myself, I try to look for inspiration.  The problem is, it's hard to narrow down what or where I want inspiration from.  Even when I decided what I want the subject matter to be, I then have to decide what medium to use. This chapter told us the importance of leaving things out.   Kleon states that the best way to get over a creative block is to place constraints on yourself. When I first read this, I wasn't sure how this could possibly work.  By giving yourself constraints, wouldn't you be limiting yourself in what you could do?  What if you wanted to make a painting but limited yourself only to a pen? As I read further, it began to make a little more sense.  Kleon tells us that having the right constraints can lead to our very best work.  He uses the example of Dr. Seuss...

When I was in high school trying to figure out what I wanted to do as a career, I thought I could make it somewhere in the art field.  I thought that I could make lots of money just drawing illustrations or making designs like all the artists I learned about in art class.  Young, naive Hannah thought it would be so simple to sell work, make money, get her name out there, and marry *insert handsome male celebrity name here* .   It wasn't until I finished high school did I realize making money or finding a job in art and design is easier said then done.  Nothing happens overnight.  Making art became a side job in addition to my actual, boring job, something I didn't want to happen. In this week's Steal Like an Artist  chapter, Kleon tells us how important it is to take care of ourselves, stay out of debt by keeping our day jobs, and keep track of what we do on a daily basis.  Kleon reassures us that the image everyone has of the creative genius artist ...

This week's chapter in Steal Like an Artist  had all kinds of good advice about what kinds of people to follow for inspiration, making work instead of being angry, and keeping a praise file. In this chapter, Kleon tells us that we need to ignore our enemies and make friends.  "That means following the best people online, the people who are way smarter than you".  I will often be on sites like Tumblr or Strikingly to look at the work of other people.  I'll look at what they've done and think, "wow, that's such a great idea!  I wish I could think like they do!"  So, I'll start following these people, trying to see how I can make my work successful like theirs, but still my own. Here are a few of those smart people I follow: - Jessica Hische -Taylor Humby -Miranda Zimmerman -Eminem -Dayna Corbitt -Donald Glover -Justin Roiland -Rebecca Sugar -Alex Hirsche -Pendleton Ward It was hard to pick just one, so I posted links to a few of th...