How to be a born again designer
I found this interesting..
"Some of the qualities that make an artist or designers work stand out amongst the crowd are attributes like originality, innovation, quality, technique and character. While searching for some of these qualities in individuals to feature on the site, one of the things I’ve noticed as similarities throughout the talented pool of profiles currently on Heavy Backpack is that, without my prior knowledge, most profiled are either self employed or available for freelance.
Although I don’t particularly believe this is a pre-requisite for the creation of great work, it has definitely presented itself as a running theme. Due to this being a web based platform, the bias in part should be put down to the nature of freelancing and the need to gather exposure and showcase an online portfolio to potential new prospects, but nevertheless, it is definitely a working and lifestyle environment which allows many to blossom to their creative potential. So why don’t more people do it? The transition into freelancing or starting a business from a full-time study or employment position can be daunting, and many find this a difficult step to make. I recently heard a short story which (although a little abstract) might help identify the situation for some people.
A glad mother had conceived twins. After several months in the womb, the twins began to contemplate to each other their life in the womb. They thought about their life so far. They had been pretty well protected, it was safe and secure, they were fed well and, all in all, they were comfortable with their lot. But, they were aware of their short life-cycle and feared the inevitable ‘birth’. Why couldn’t they just remain in the womb forever? As their concerns heightened about life after ‘birth’. Was there really a mother to care for them after birth? Was there really anything after birth at all, birth was possibly the end, and no more. If there really was life after birth, why hadn’t anyone returned to the womb or contacted them to let them know what to expect? They feared the unknown. When the birth was finally complete, they couldn’t have imagined anything better than their new life.
This story was told to me as a metaphor about the fear of death and the afterlife. But while not trying to preach or be morbid, the issues of going it alone all comes down to fear, and often fear can be paralyzing. Fear has a very good place in our lives as a self protective mechanism, and is not to be dismissed in full. But, when internal fear creates an obstacle between us and achieving our goals and dreams, it should be recognized and overcome like any other external issues we may face. For the personality types that desire freelancing, the types that cannot do anything else but want full control of their own work-life, it’s very much an inevitability like life and death. So rather than speculate to death, better to embrace, and plan for new life."
How to be a born again designer
"Some of the qualities that make an artist or designers work stand out amongst the crowd are attributes like originality, innovation, quality, technique and character. While searching for some of these qualities in individuals to feature on the site, one of the things I’ve noticed as similarities throughout the talented pool of profiles currently on Heavy Backpack is that, without my prior knowledge, most profiled are either self employed or available for freelance.
Although I don’t particularly believe this is a pre-requisite for the creation of great work, it has definitely presented itself as a running theme. Due to this being a web based platform, the bias in part should be put down to the nature of freelancing and the need to gather exposure and showcase an online portfolio to potential new prospects, but nevertheless, it is definitely a working and lifestyle environment which allows many to blossom to their creative potential. So why don’t more people do it? The transition into freelancing or starting a business from a full-time study or employment position can be daunting, and many find this a difficult step to make. I recently heard a short story which (although a little abstract) might help identify the situation for some people.
A glad mother had conceived twins. After several months in the womb, the twins began to contemplate to each other their life in the womb. They thought about their life so far. They had been pretty well protected, it was safe and secure, they were fed well and, all in all, they were comfortable with their lot. But, they were aware of their short life-cycle and feared the inevitable ‘birth’. Why couldn’t they just remain in the womb forever? As their concerns heightened about life after ‘birth’. Was there really a mother to care for them after birth? Was there really anything after birth at all, birth was possibly the end, and no more. If there really was life after birth, why hadn’t anyone returned to the womb or contacted them to let them know what to expect? They feared the unknown. When the birth was finally complete, they couldn’t have imagined anything better than their new life.
This story was told to me as a metaphor about the fear of death and the afterlife. But while not trying to preach or be morbid, the issues of going it alone all comes down to fear, and often fear can be paralyzing. Fear has a very good place in our lives as a self protective mechanism, and is not to be dismissed in full. But, when internal fear creates an obstacle between us and achieving our goals and dreams, it should be recognized and overcome like any other external issues we may face. For the personality types that desire freelancing, the types that cannot do anything else but want full control of their own work-life, it’s very much an inevitability like life and death. So rather than speculate to death, better to embrace, and plan for new life."
How to be a born again designer
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