Love-Hate Affair

Graphic design and I have been having a love-hate affair for years now. I love it most of the time, then there are things that really make me want to permanently kick it to the curb forever.

I love designing.
I love being creative.
I love new ideas.
I love layers and layering elements.

I don’t like (hate is such a strong word) the endless edit cycle.
I don’t like people drawing pictures for me (huge design pet peeve).
I don’t like the status quo.
I don’t like boring, "been using it for years", ugly crap.

Graphic design has been trying to romance me lately. How? With books. Good books on design and creativity and business. Whenever I feel like I am losing my mojo, I start reading. I read anything I can find about everything. Ideas are out there if you are willing to be open to them. It is how I keep my mojo flowing.