iheartpaper.

These questions really came about over spring break when i was talking with my family about my future and all (yuck). If i remember correctly, i was telling them about what i was interested in and such and mentioned publication design. When my sister brought up the notion of becoming a web-designer "Its so much more realistic in today's world, and there's such a high demand" she says as i snarl in reply; "I don't really know if i like web design, it just seems so technical, i like 'print' a lot better" and then she says, " Well, what you like, and what realistic for your future are two different things Nicole, maybe print things could be your hobby on the side, but web design is so much more practical"...

And that's when i got that sinking feeling....was she right?? maybe i live in LALA land because i chose a field that i am so passionate about, and assume that I'm going to enjoy i have in the future and have a job in something that I'm actually passionate about.

Our conversation then continued on and turned to the recession and how everything is becoming a lot more web based because its a lot more inexpensive. and i knew they were right.

And don't get me wrong, i love the Internet, i feel completely disconnected and out of sorts when i can't tap into. but there's just something i love about paper, the tangibility and pliability, the crispy whiteness, and the way something looks when it's freshly printed. One of my favorite parts of the design process is production, cutting things, folding them and gluing them together. I really love using my hands, i find it to be so rewarding and fulfilling. And the thought of everything being so "web based" just rips that away from me. I'm probably being over dramatic, but that's what was racing through my head during that conversation with my family, and it just made me a little sad...


p.s. i secretly think my sister is a little bitter, because i actually have an idea of what i want to be when i "grow up", she still doesn't know. I think she takes a little bit of satisfaction in telling me that i might not be able to do exactly what i want to when im older (which is what shes doing right now).

p.p.s what that mean? maybe im wrong, but theres still a bit of that lingering sister drama (obviously)