One of the worst things of the ten years between graduating and the #metoo movement was loosing my old skills from not being allowed to work, or even develop them further. I was allowed to write because a lot of it was done in secret at 5AM and no one noticed until I started having things published. And writing fiction earned me my first content marketing freelance client.
Obviously, I wanted more from my career (my actual career in advertising and marketing). I can't write content forever. I'll go insane. Since the AI freakout at my current place of employment, I am now obsessed with how google functions and how to get websites to rank (obviously, I don't use this knowledge and these skills on this website, you usually need to follow a link or two to get here). That's besides the point though.
But in university (and probably as far back as college, when I realised the pieces of shit around me combined with a very shitty system weren't going to let me return to epidemiology), I decided to aim for a career in advertising. This is an area where multiple skills are needed to succeed. And I really wanted to work in print, which is still around. Not the extent it was when I graduated, but there are still print advertising jobs floating about.
Trouble is, my skills are rusty where they were existent to begin with. I had no digital editing skills, but that's a story for a different day.
My summer plans this year involve refamiliarising myself with Adobe. It is just experimenting at this stage and messing around rather than trying to create something usable. I will look into getting inDesign for this MacBook. I miss InDesign more than any other piece of software. I loved it so much while I was at university. But right now, I'm going to focus on the apps for my iPad.
Here's where I'm up to...
Obviously, I wanted more from my career (my actual career in advertising and marketing). I can't write content forever. I'll go insane. Since the AI freakout at my current place of employment, I am now obsessed with how google functions and how to get websites to rank (obviously, I don't use this knowledge and these skills on this website, you usually need to follow a link or two to get here). That's besides the point though.
But in university (and probably as far back as college, when I realised the pieces of shit around me combined with a very shitty system weren't going to let me return to epidemiology), I decided to aim for a career in advertising. This is an area where multiple skills are needed to succeed. And I really wanted to work in print, which is still around. Not the extent it was when I graduated, but there are still print advertising jobs floating about.
Trouble is, my skills are rusty where they were existent to begin with. I had no digital editing skills, but that's a story for a different day.
My summer plans this year involve refamiliarising myself with Adobe. It is just experimenting at this stage and messing around rather than trying to create something usable. I will look into getting inDesign for this MacBook. I miss InDesign more than any other piece of software. I loved it so much while I was at university. But right now, I'm going to focus on the apps for my iPad.
Here's where I'm up to...
This giraffe is my Illustrator fail. Given that this is one piece of software (now an app on my iPad) that I never actually learned in the first place, I'm cool with this. Can't wait to see what I can do with it when the leaves start falling from the trees (given that as I write this, they've fully budded but aren't fully out).
Stara saw a huge increase in sales this week so I thanked everyone using a template from Adobe Express for an Instagram Story.
You can buy a copy ofStara from amazon. Or if you prefer ebook, it is available on godless for much cheaper.
PS every book sale matters to me. If you liked it, please review and let any friends you have that might like it know about it.
You can buy a copy ofStara from amazon. Or if you prefer ebook, it is available on godless for much cheaper.
PS every book sale matters to me. If you liked it, please review and let any friends you have that might like it know about it.
Here's another Adobe Express template. I think I used a book cover one and then resized it to fit an Instagram post. Penis Bird prints can be purchased on Redbubble. I will add some new stuff eventually. I'm obviously very busy.
I've been trying out Fresco. I have another drawing on there right now where I'm following an Internet guide so if you follow my social media, you might see the finished result posted on there before I post it on here.
I also created this video with a combination of different apps, although not the heavy duty film one that I'm still figuring out. The intro is a bit too long, but I will get something together for my story time videos. Proper editing may take a bit longer though.
I can mess around with silent drawing and graphic design apps after editing dinner. My son doesn't even seem to complain if I watch a short tutorial, but once the synthesiser apps and film editing come out, he objects.
I also created this video with a combination of different apps, although not the heavy duty film one that I'm still figuring out. The intro is a bit too long, but I will get something together for my story time videos. Proper editing may take a bit longer though.
I can mess around with silent drawing and graphic design apps after editing dinner. My son doesn't even seem to complain if I watch a short tutorial, but once the synthesiser apps and film editing come out, he objects.