tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765932419248022137.post1858227520945640954..comments2024-03-17T12:45:08.796+11:00Comments on Mizu Designs: thoughts on technology + artistsmizu designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148756800806960402noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765932419248022137.post-55157247859017032912011-08-02T06:54:06.715+10:002011-08-02T06:54:06.715+10:00I so know what you mean Belinda!!I so know what you mean Belinda!!mizu designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148756800806960402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765932419248022137.post-91209747016184430222011-07-21T11:40:47.518+10:002011-07-21T11:40:47.518+10:00interesting!
i find the extra learning to be hard...interesting! <br />i find the extra learning to be hard to fit in time~wise overall, but have accepted it as a necessary and empowering step. after all, when i looked at the art world from the old way {7 years ago} i only saw dead ends for me!! now i see endless possibilities! i can't imagine life without the online connections!<br />xxbelinda marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06141948181116751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765932419248022137.post-24524152747644667332011-07-17T11:54:28.380+10:002011-07-17T11:54:28.380+10:00Kate - thought you would agree with Thompson's...Kate - thought you would agree with Thompson's points about writers and the publishing industry re skills needed. <br /><br />Off to Arnhem Land very soon!mizu designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148756800806960402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765932419248022137.post-11177361419704953472011-07-17T10:52:17.324+10:002011-07-17T10:52:17.324+10:00I could say so much. As a journalist who has made ...I could say so much. As a journalist who has made the transition from print to online and trains others to do so I find it both frustrating and inspiring to be at this point of my career at this point of industry upheaval. I agree re the crossover to other creative industries because I still see journalism as a craft, rather than a profession. If journalists thought more about their work as craft they may actually think about the tools required for their craft and better embrace online technologies because it is true, journalists DO need to learn how to use Photoshop and learn how to navigate other online tools such a live blogging, social media, even how to use an iPhone to record and file copy, shoot videos and edit videos. I advise interns to start a blog because what they learn in doing so is so practical when they sit down in front of a newsroom content management system.<br /><br />Hey, when do you fly for your basketweaving adventure? So keen to hear how it goes.Kate Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731006032499344619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765932419248022137.post-34351754536200961272011-07-15T21:50:53.965+10:002011-07-15T21:50:53.965+10:00Hey Anna, I totally get what you mean! (not the nu...Hey Anna, I totally get what you mean! (not the nutjob part though :) You could have a collection of stuff you do though. Why not? <br /><br />And yes, we only have so many hours in the day so it's sometimes hard to work out how to fit in all the learning. But the more you do something the quicker you get. So I guess we need to work out what to focus on for the moment.mizu designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148756800806960402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765932419248022137.post-76105503066597537242011-07-15T19:21:11.861+10:002011-07-15T19:21:11.861+10:00Thanks Kylie for a great post. It's got me thi...Thanks Kylie for a great post. It's got me thinking. I have such a love/hate relationship with technology – and I'm a graphic designer! I use whatever feels right for the project at hand: paper, lino, screenprinting, wacom, pencil on paper, watercolour, illutrator. And now I blog. But sometimes I just feel like, enough! Enough of the endless learning. I have babies to look after, shopping to do, dinner to cook and there just aren't enough hours in the day. When I think about creating a website I just segue into a funk thinking what exactly do I show? My graphic design? My writing? Would that be the film scripts or art writing? See what I mean? I have no straight story. And maybe it doesn't matter but somehow it matters to me. If I saw that website I'd think: nutjob! x AnnaAnna Zagalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987103450890125917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765932419248022137.post-5112868839605704762011-07-15T18:39:34.176+10:002011-07-15T18:39:34.176+10:00Thanks for that insight into your skilling up of t...Thanks for that insight into your skilling up of techie skills Celia! Sounds like you made the right move at the right time rather than holding onto the past. Must talk to you one day about your wacom tablet. I've got one but hardly use it (but would like to).mizu designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148756800806960402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765932419248022137.post-76198680769892614102011-07-15T17:56:45.223+10:002011-07-15T17:56:45.223+10:00An interesting read.
My route to printmaking (lino...An interesting read.<br />My route to printmaking (linocut) has come via 27 years in the publishing industry - first as a designer/artbuyer, then with my own studio as a designer/illustrator, more recently (and still today) as a supplier of high quality digital illustrations/maps/diagrams to studios workings on major publishing projects. <br />My art school training covered book design and illustration the old fashioned way - a year into my first job my employer bought the in-house design studio its first Apple Mac - I knew I had to learn new skills fast or I would wave goodbye to a career in book design!<br /><br />So when I made the decision to spend an increasing section of my time working on my own designs - mainly linocuts - and to sell them via galleries, art fairs and the web, using my digital art/techie skills was natural. I scan sketches, work up ideas in photoshop, sketch final designs using my wacom tablet & pen, print out designs on my laser printer and transfer them onto lino blocks ... but then I love the cutting by hand, inking and hand pressing onto japanese papers (I don't use a press).<br /><br />I've had to ride out snide remarks from 'artists' hinting that I 'cheat' because I use a computer for my designs - why should a digital pen be different from a pencil when roughing out an idea? My Mac is an essential studio tool - I use my iMac along with a scanner and laserprinter for my digital illustration commissions; digital designs for cards; preparatory work for my block prints; reproductions of block print designs on cards; etc<br /><br />And, I use my web site/blog/facebook/twitter to connect with my customers.<br /><br />Still learning! in this fast changing world.<br /><br />CeliaCelia Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765932419248022137.post-83023595700118641902011-07-15T11:34:53.718+10:002011-07-15T11:34:53.718+10:00I agree. It is empowering, and I think it's al...I agree. It is empowering, and I think it's also a great way to find inspiration and connect with other creative people. If you don't know what you are doing online you are missing out on this whole other world.Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771983160194864731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765932419248022137.post-40078718949421618792011-07-15T11:31:51.880+10:002011-07-15T11:31:51.880+10:00So true! But I think even if creatives can afford ...So true! But I think even if creatives can afford to ask a 3rd party to do some of the tech work for them it's important to be tuned into what the technology can offer and the way it is being used out there in the world. There is so much freedom in knowing that. And more (IMHO) in being actively part of it.mizu designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148756800806960402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6765932419248022137.post-29696165270816011422011-07-15T11:02:50.628+10:002011-07-15T11:02:50.628+10:00This is a really interesting discussion, and relat...This is a really interesting discussion, and relates to one that I had with a friend recently. The discussion was basically that it is a shame that our world doesn't value creative talent and skill as much as it values something like, say, accounting. And by value I mean willing to pay good money to use that talent and skill. <br /><br />I think that this is part of the reason why creative people HAVE to develop these technological skills. If their creative abilities were valued more they would be able to pay someone to do these things (like an accountant/lawyer/etc probably does) and focus on their core work (probably what they would prefer to be doing in most cases).Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771983160194864731noreply@blogger.com