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Long time no see
Hello... It's been a hot minute. Not sure if anyone reads these, but without going into too much detail, 2022 was a long year. I was in an emotionally-draining job for half a year and questioned my entire career (thankfully I'm in a much better job now where they respect me) and because of this my passion for drawing pretty much vanished. If I couldn't be a good graphic designer how could I have been a good artist? It was a mess and thankfully that part of my life is now over with. About a month ago, my beloved pet Coco the pac-man frog got a sore on her bottom lip. What it is we're still not sure. She's been to two different vets now and we're close to figuring it out. We think it's a parasite (treatable) or a bad yeast infection. The good news is that she's still healthy and energetic (enough for a pac). So that's been on my mind. Back to art: I do want to submit art more this year and get back to the groove of drawing. However, I'm going to be honest: DA's new layout sucks LOL.
Deviantart's New Look
So I've known that DA wanted to change their look for a while now, but now that it's become a permanent thing, I feel like I should write about it. For starters, everything is too big: the text size is gigantic and so are the preview images for the galleries and group icons, pretty much everything is much bigger than it needed to be. It honestly gives me anxiety/a headache. Second, the new layout is confusing, but granted it's probably because I still need to get used to the new placement. Adding a cover image is a good idea, but the instructions for it are so unclear to the point where doing exactly what it says doesn't even work. It told me to upload an image with specific dimensions, and on any other website, the header would be fit according to that. With DA, adding the header image extends past that mark where the user can't control the formatting properly. As I'm typing out this journal, another problem arises: I can't scroll down to see what I'm typing out if I exceed a
Personal Retrospective
Hey guys, long time no journal, and a lot has happened since I wrote my last one around a year ago (Jesus). Figured I'd talk about where I am in life right now and just things on my mind.
For starters, I'm not a student anymore, I graduated in the beginning of May with a BFA in graphic design. On one hand I'm happy that I don't have to worry about homework or professors anymore, but on the other I'll definitely miss seeing my friends almost everyday and having my own place to stay.
The thing I'll really miss most of all, however, is a sense of confidence in knowing that I'll be okay in the future when I need to get a job and not having to w
New Badges Preview!
Hey everyone!
Sorry for the lack of art lately, same old excuses, I know.
HOWEVER, I am working on something I think you'll like:
(small preview only for now)
I'm making deodorant-themed badges! I'm not quite ready to show them off just yet, as I'm still making more examples, but I am excited to unveil this since it's such a unique idea.
Aside from myself, the idea was mainly from my friend/fursuit maker Zodie (who will receive links to their sites n stuff once I actually post the commission info for these).
Let me know what you guys think! I'm excited
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a good change!