Yesterday we had an independent desk critique in my Design III-B class. I was pretty confident in the fact that all my content was coming together, and energetic in my explanations and expectations of what my project will be. There's a problem in that. The sad part is, all I did was show some pieces to a puzzle I haven't even tried to construct yet, I feel like I've let myself down in this area. You see, I haven't even tried to construct a book yet, I should at least have been making spreads as I collected data and have done some test prints but I haven't even done that. I am letting fear stop me from going further and pushing myself. I am afraid of putting hours into something I might eventually change, I am acting unsure of myself and my work, I have seemed to not yet come to terms that I will be creating work that will be in a show and it is going to be really important to show that I can handle working with time constraints, not confining myself to a single idea, and still stay passionate all at the same time.
All this time I have been holding myself back and making excuses, even though I have been working hard I haven't been putting out the work that would be expected of a designer.
So that is going to stop now. This weekend is dedicated to constructing my project, several version if needed, and testing everything out. If it comes down to changing anything, than I change it, I have to let myself not hang on so tightly to some things, I need to be faithful to the content its spirit, and what I want to achieve through my thesis.
On another note, I was attempting to find some inspiration for making such a book. This came through stumbleupon (no longer is it just a means of procrastination, it is an inspiration gold mine!!!)
Please Don't Promise Me Forever
I am going to experiment with that sort of layout, keep it simple, yet have it so that it is perceived with the emotion and depiction of Self that I want my audience to be able to dive into.
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