For a change, lets start with the cons. I there is one thing that is a down side to the design industry, it's the fact of how much It can take over your life! There has been times where I just can't generate ideas which can lead to lack of sleep because it frustrates me. Then when I get an idea, it plays on my mind so much,that I just have to write it down where ever this may occur which yet again, is usually when I'm in bed.
There has also been times where I'm up late, working in the early hours of the morning to meet deadlines which can be very taxing on the mind. I suppose keeping a balance is going to very important in the near future.
This is how I can be, whilst trying to fit in both work and college, so I would imagine that taking on freelance work would be the same, but there is a positive side this, which is that I have learnt to adapt, respond and deliver with professionalism.
Pros
The pros are easy, I love being creative but it goes deeper than that. I believe it's a purpose, I don't like to be big headed but I'm told I have a talent which shouldn't be wasted. So I set out to do exactly that. Another part I enjoy is the challenges you face with design. You have sit and think long and hard sometimes like trying to work out a puzzle, and when you get that idea, you get a kind of a buzz. This extends into my research because i get that same buzz when a technique or process just works.
Recently in my latest project (Write Down Their Stories), my work has evoked emotion which has given me a feeling that no other piece of work has done before. I felt a sense of proudness, like what I was doing had a real impact and significance which makes me even more determined to drive the project to further heights.
I can't say it's about the money because I don't earn that much, but I do look at the earnings for job roles that I feel I could meet and the wages are good for a comfortable lifestyle.
One last thing is the sense of achievement that I gain through design. Today, as I write, I opened up this months Games Master magazine and there it was, Behind the Screens was in the public eye. Behind the Screens was my last project which I created as an expression for games being a form of art. It acted as sort of symbol of a full circle of my art career because it was style that I revisited to see the progress that I made from that small beginning over five years ago.
Now that circle is complete I feel like I need to move on, to take that step into professionalism and see where the road takes me which is exciting!
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