Week 7 & 8
Time constraints are quite the nightmare. I have long known this, but it always becomes especially apparent when I am faced with something that I want to spend substantial time yet don't have the time to do so. Additionally, I have realized that, at least in the fleeting moment, my creativity does not tend towards the layout side of things. Reviewing some of the truly exceptional example designs for the book design project has made this at least partially clear. Combine the above factors and you get a slight hint of disappointment. Justifying lack of effort as anything other than a lack of effort (for whatever reason) always amuses me, whether in response to my own weak attempts or to those of others. My favorite moments are when something poignant or astounding comes out of someone essentially improvising fake reasons for why a creative choice was made. In the case of these books, a substantial number (if not all) of my design choices were made in the interest of completion