This video is sort of a subtweet about some art twitter discourse. But I wanted to respond in video form rather than in written form so that you wouldn't misinterpret my words. Also not linking the discourse directly because I don't want to dogpile on the inspiration for my thoughts. But here are three ideas that I wanted to share with artists for us to keep in our brains as we go into the new year.
The Three R's of Design [Comic]
August 29, 2014
Bodie's off to join the Survey Corps!
Recycling is a designer's secret weapon. I worked at this place where we kept a shared library of assets that could be reused for our projects. Anytime an artists created a new icon or illustration, it got added to the library. We all worked in Flash so it made sharing across projects fairly easy. Our library go so large that a coworker and I eventually coded up an interface that would let us all browse the library visually to more easily find things we were looking for.
Of course, there were a few times when I would spend more time searching through the library than creating something myself. But at that point, I was already fed up with the work and ready to quit.
MOUSE OVER
I want to see and understand the world outside. I don't want to die inside these walls without knowing what's out there!
PANEL 1
Kane holds up his stylus.
KANE
And… we have a poster.
ALLY
If I didn’t see it myself... How did you do it so fast?
PANEL 2
Kane holds up three fingers.
KANE
The three Rs of design. Repeat. Reuse. Recycle.
PANEL 3
Bodie stands up and salutes.
KANE
Used a poster I’m working on for the show. Now all we gotta do is get them printed.
BODIE
This herculean task shall fall to me.
PANEL 4
Bodie hangs his head.
KANE (Off panel)
Are—are you sure?
BODIE
No. But it must be done.
MOUSE OVER
I want to see and understand the world outside. I don't want to die inside these walls without knowing what's out there!
PANEL 1
Kane holds up his stylus.
KANE
And… we have a poster.
ALLY
If I didn’t see it myself... How did you do it so fast?
PANEL 2
Kane holds up three fingers.
KANE
The three Rs of design. Repeat. Reuse. Recycle.
PANEL 3
Bodie stands up and salutes.
KANE
Used a poster I’m working on for the show. Now all we gotta do is get them printed.
BODIE
This herculean task shall fall to me.
PANEL 4
Bodie hangs his head.
KANE (Off panel)
Are—are you sure?
BODIE
No. But it must be done.