Since a kid I have been inspired by the following two websites
http://www.f-i.com/
http://www.2advanced.com/
Both the companies started from a garage with a mission. Disappointed of what they saw on the web, David Hugh Martin of F-I (Fantasy Interactive) created new trends and experiences on interactive design on the web, where as Eric Jordan (2advanced Studios) invented hi-end animated flash intros for web and they were soon the latest fashion on the internet around 2004-2006.
Inspiration was key for me, I was never an excellent technology guy, neither I knew all the latest Internet technologies(sofwares), what I developed back was just a good eye, to judge the quality of the work.
These two companies on the web changed trends of how the web looks today and this is what I want to do in life. I want to set trends in design whether its motion graphics or web. I want to come up with powerful ideas by pushing my imagination beyond of what motion graphics and web looks today.
I have always been experimenting myself in almost every medium from print to web and to broadcast. I enjoy working in everything that includes design or arts. I am a quick learner but I do get frustrated at one point or the other in one specific type of work, so I keep exploring and enjoy working with different mediums.
I believe Creative director is not a study or any certificate that you would learn, give your finals and pass to become one. Creative directors are usually promoted to this management position after working in copyrighting or design roles for many years. Being a creative director is being the head of everything, the entire creative department and to be one you need to have knowledge of every design medium, the process that goes through to develop an application, managing the project and the crew, executing ideas that would meet deadlines and most importantly design aesthetics. I would love to be the guy living in the office , staying late to meet deadlines, learning latest fashion and trends in the industry, and doing every possible activity to boost up my imagination whether it's through travelling, exploring nature or sometimes even taking a shower :)
You definitely have the drive that it takes to fill the Creative Director's shoes - and a great eye and talent for design. I'm certain that you will be able to find a job with a cutting-edge firm, once you decide to put your self into the marketplace. The major complaints I've heard over and over from my bosses about our lead creatives is that they have HUGE egos, and no respect for others' time or opinions - i.e. "It's their way or the highway, and they are late for EVERYTHING." You hit the nail on the head with your comment about "executing ideas that would meet deadline." If you can remain consistently collaborative and deliver on time, you will climb the corporate ladder with ease! There will always be that one egomaniac whizzing past you with his police escort out the door.
ReplyDeleteMy question is; "What happens when you are at a job where you want to be creative in all, but the boss is telling you to do it a certain way"? "What if you know in your heart that there is this idea you have that you know would make the company better in the long run?" "What happens when the boss is telling you to do it a certain way that prevents your creative ideas from happening?" You can't just be jumping from job to job if something doesn't work out. "What if you know in your heart that the ideas you have maybe the key to improving the company?" "What if the company will not listen to you and you depend on that job for financial reasons?"
ReplyDeleteThis is what I am facing with now. I am an intern at The Church Federation of Greater Indianapolis. I feel in my heart I have so many creative ideas that would help improve the organization, but the Executive Director has put her foot down. It seems to me sometimes with our Executive Director it is her way or the high way. "How can you make a company listen to you?" "How can you make someone see that your ideas might be for the better?"