I had taken a minor break from my promotional video clients to work on that flyer that needed to be out before the workshop the very next week. Thankfully that case was closed last week. I had also gotten another tight deadline gig to make some minor edits for a poster that one of my design team peers created. Just a simple update of information. When I had gotten back to my AfterEffects project file, I had realized how much of a mess I made with the project. There were layers EVERYWHERE. And being the neat freak I was I thought I had to sort it out somehow. I want to also add that I hadn’t had any real experience with Aftereffects. I had watched a Skillshare tutorial and that was great. I really learned a lot of stuff from that. But I really learned a lot of tips and tricks from my Motion Graphics class. Considering that Professor Larkins was also a professional in the field he showed us how to do different techniques that I hadn’t learned from my Skillshare tutorial. So guess what I did? I started the project over! At first, I thought I was the craziest kid in the world, but I realized that it wasn’t as bad. It was like restarting an illustration. Your hands and your mind remember what you did so I didn’t spend as much time pedaling back to where I was. I even had the chance to change the color palate to something that I think looks better than my original pitch. I’m almost complete with the first draft and I’m preparing to show it to the clients next week for feedback. Hopefully they like it as much as I do.

If you’ve been gobbling up these journal entries like a very bad book, then you might recall that I was starting to lose some steam. I think the steam really went out when I got a creative assignment in my class. I was burnt toast. I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do for that assignment. And I secretly, didn’t want to do anything. Thankfully it was the weekend. And even though I worked on Saturday, I spent Sunday getting some rest. I don’t think my creative mojo is back yet but hopefully I won’t crash harder than I have already. We are only nearly halfway through the semester.