omnimutant
08-07-2004, 07:00 PM
Hi all first post. I got some venting to do.
It's 2004 almost 2005. This is not what I expected the future to look like. It seems to me that nothing has really changed much in design in the past 4 or 5 years except that technology made it easier to make every thing much tighter, more profesional, and alot easier to do. Now with new technology one would expect more freedom to explore new avenues. More time to play, so to speak. Unfortunatly everything I see is just extremly safe. What I mean is that so much design I see now is so devoid of life, soul and meaning that it's boring. No one seems to be taking chances like they used to. Nothing realy impreses me any more.
I know that much of this has to do with the simple fact that in most corporate enviroments the key focus is the top dollar. 'Safe' design keeps it simple and reaches out to the broadest audience possible. This in turn makes more money for the company and everyone is happy. Even when I look at design that is supossed to be on edge, it's really not. Much of the edge comes from the product or name rather then the design it self. It's almost like we could write litte programs and just let to computer do all the work. Push a button, drop in a scan run xxx batch file, call it done.
Maybe I'm not looking in the right places but I see it every where and when I try looking for somthing new, engaging, taking a chance, I just cant find it. I think we need to put the Art back into graphic design. Simple placement of said picture with apropriate text does not a designer make. If that were the case then any one would be a designer, and we would be obsolete. It's quickly coming to this too unless we take a stand.
Maybe we need to Stand up to our clients and say this is what you want but Look what I can give you. If they dont like it, then move on and find someone who is excepting to your stlye. Not the verse. We may starve a bit, but eventually things will have to change. Style as I see it is almost gone. Theres no way to tell anyones work from anyone elses.
Honestly when you got into graphic design did'nt you think 'This is gona be really fun! I can be creative and get paid for it!'? Well maybe we need to start living that dream. I too am guilty of this as well. Bowing down to my every clients needs, I feel like a slut somtimes, or maybe a butler for thier top dollar. Yea so what If it's not the Professional atitude, to strech out and get crazy with design. If I were just in this for the Money, I'm sure there are alot better paying things I could get into.
OK Rant over. Now that this is off my chest I feel a bit better :) Carry on and thx for listening to me gripe. :)
Oh before I forget, could we please despence with 'cleaver' cheesy tag lines in advertising?
Post Edited (omnimutant) : 8/7/2004 2:25:23 PM GMT
It's 2004 almost 2005. This is not what I expected the future to look like. It seems to me that nothing has really changed much in design in the past 4 or 5 years except that technology made it easier to make every thing much tighter, more profesional, and alot easier to do. Now with new technology one would expect more freedom to explore new avenues. More time to play, so to speak. Unfortunatly everything I see is just extremly safe. What I mean is that so much design I see now is so devoid of life, soul and meaning that it's boring. No one seems to be taking chances like they used to. Nothing realy impreses me any more.
I know that much of this has to do with the simple fact that in most corporate enviroments the key focus is the top dollar. 'Safe' design keeps it simple and reaches out to the broadest audience possible. This in turn makes more money for the company and everyone is happy. Even when I look at design that is supossed to be on edge, it's really not. Much of the edge comes from the product or name rather then the design it self. It's almost like we could write litte programs and just let to computer do all the work. Push a button, drop in a scan run xxx batch file, call it done.
Maybe I'm not looking in the right places but I see it every where and when I try looking for somthing new, engaging, taking a chance, I just cant find it. I think we need to put the Art back into graphic design. Simple placement of said picture with apropriate text does not a designer make. If that were the case then any one would be a designer, and we would be obsolete. It's quickly coming to this too unless we take a stand.
Maybe we need to Stand up to our clients and say this is what you want but Look what I can give you. If they dont like it, then move on and find someone who is excepting to your stlye. Not the verse. We may starve a bit, but eventually things will have to change. Style as I see it is almost gone. Theres no way to tell anyones work from anyone elses.
Honestly when you got into graphic design did'nt you think 'This is gona be really fun! I can be creative and get paid for it!'? Well maybe we need to start living that dream. I too am guilty of this as well. Bowing down to my every clients needs, I feel like a slut somtimes, or maybe a butler for thier top dollar. Yea so what If it's not the Professional atitude, to strech out and get crazy with design. If I were just in this for the Money, I'm sure there are alot better paying things I could get into.
OK Rant over. Now that this is off my chest I feel a bit better :) Carry on and thx for listening to me gripe. :)
Oh before I forget, could we please despence with 'cleaver' cheesy tag lines in advertising?
Post Edited (omnimutant) : 8/7/2004 2:25:23 PM GMT