As technology evolves, we\u2019re being told to \u201cmake\u201d faster. Use Adobe shortcuts, generate, iterate, but digitally, always digitally. It\u2019ll be quick if you build that in InDesign, even quicker if you pull it up in Illustrator. Conquer designer\u2019s block by avoiding that literal blank page.<\/p>
Here\u2019s the thing – I don\u2019t \u201cmake\u201d like that. Digital tools are necessary in the world of design. But I still find myself staring at a blank artboard. Everything I make I can just as easily delete. That line is ugly. Delete. That text box is too big. Expand it. Change the font, kerning, spacing, weight. \u00a0Or just delete. And then it\u2019s gone. And I\u2019m looking at that stupid, blank artboard again. It takes me longer to hand-draw concept maps, but at least it\u2019s permanently imprinted on the page. I know it existed and that I actually did something.<\/p>
I\u2019m not advocating going back to purely traditionally methods, only observing that I work faster when I \u201cdraw it out\u201d first. I figured this out last week, but the signs were there. All my notes are in ballpoint; most of my papers for undergrad were handwritten before I typed them up. Now, I\u2019m going to sketch in pen to avoid the blank artboard. Then we\u2019ll get digital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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