Create it! Use it! | #49 - Design for Real Life

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49. Create something in Photoshop/Illustrator that is used in real life - DONE 9/2016 (2014?)

"Real life" hahaha :) I crack myself up. I think my real goal for this one was that I just wanted to design something that wasn't for a school project.

So this one is kind of hard to pinpoint an exact date. And I forgot it was on my list so that's why it's being posted now instead of earlier. I probably passed it off around the time I started at BizCard, probably in September 2014. My first projects there were a t-shirt for a 12 Step addiction program and some business cards. We used a program similar to Illustrator, but it did basically the same things. But because it wasn't specifically Illustrator, maybe I shouldn't count it...

Either way, I still passed it off! I currently create lots of images using Photoshop AND Illustrator for my current job. They're used primarily on social media. So if I just count my current job it would be also in September, just in 2016 :)

I don't think I'm the greatest designer, but I have a lot of fun doing it and it makes me happy. It's really cool (though also slightly stressful) to see something I made in a place where lots of other people can see it too (what if they don't like it?!!). But I really enjoy it - especially because I can also work from home. I hope to be able to get an additional job like this in the next few years. 

 The first two images I made!


 Two recent images (we changed the style a month ago)

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