public service announcement.

I`m gonna start off with things I tweeted yesterday after I woke up.

damn, lmao. last night / this mornin was funnnnn. man im doin the most this summer haha =D staying on the phone from 9 PM till 6 AM with the wife, laughin` about dumb shit. oh and we ( me & Alexis ) are starting a graphic production. cause bitches don`t be graphic makin`, they be graph-fakin.

Graph-fakin. A word that I came up with in less than 5 seconds. I`ve only been a "graphic designer" for like three, going-on-four years in October but damn. I know enough to know the unspoken rules of being such. For the past year, or so, people`ve been hyping some lame ass, half done ass graphics and frankly I`m starting to get offended. Rule number one, when you make graphics, don`t leave any stone unturned. That means you need to check, check, and double check your shit. Make sure you`ve blended every texture, that the font goes well with the overall theme and that it`s readable / easy on the eyes, layer settings are right, colors or lack thereof are poppin, that things are angled the way you want, placed where you want & everything is one hundred because after its all said & done....that graphic represents you. Your visions, your art, your talent, your creativity. So if you half ass a graphic, - especially if it`s for somebody else - that`s a bad look (rule number two, what you create represents you. even moreso if you`re making it for someone else`s use, so take pride in it and aim for perfect execution). Luckily, I`ve had plenty to turn to if I got stuck with something. Wifey was actually my graphic mentor & if it wasn`t for her inspiring me, I would never be as dope as she says I am. So, kissesssss ;-) haha. With some people, they have all the drive in the world, take the initiative in the business aspects of their craft, but don`t bring it that hard with the product. What`s the point, then? The night I mentioned in my tweets, me and L got one someone`s helmet about overthinking (rule number four, no overthinking-) a concept (and fucking it up completely because it`s too complicated &). Babe, overthinking just makes it commit suicide. Just like underthinking (rule number four cont., no underthinking-) it (because that will make people have to ask what the hell its supposed to be). And half assing (rule number three, no half assing) it.

And rule number fckin` five, respectively, do not let personal relationships or shadows of personal relationships or signs of a personal relationship blossoming hinder your business relationship.

To further break that down;

DO NOT LET STUPID ASS DREAMS OF BEING FRIENDS / THE HISTORY OF ONCE BEING A FRIEND / THE POSSIBILITY OF BECOMING A FRIEND WITH YOUR CLIENT SUPERCEDE THE FACT THAT YOU STILL HAVE MADE AN OBLIGATION TO MAKE THEIR GRAPHICS, THATS IT. If they want a friend in you, they`ll come to you. Being over-sensitive & clingy makes them regret even having you in their promotion team. Keep it all corporal and not hoe-motional.

Okay, let`s run it back.

#1 - Don`t leave any stone unturned, check your work.

#2 - What you create represents you, especially if you`re making it for someone else`s use, so don`t fuck up.

#3 - No half assing is allowed. You don`t feel like it, don`t do it. All ass plus extra, or no ass at all.

#4 - No over / underthinking. It just fucks shit up, either way.

#5 - Personal relationship or not, focus on strengthening the business relationship.

Have a nice day.