Just Thinking…
October 31st, 2007
Today is another day, and with it, comes more plotting. The past few months have been spent plotting, planning and scheming, on not only ways to make enough money to pay the bills, but also whether or not our job search will take us out of the state. Celeste and I have been looking for good jobs for a long enough period of time to where, if our thirst can not be quenched here in this lovely town, we will move on. Its nothing personal or anything, I just feel like I am a go getter not a sit and waiter. If Denver won’t let us do what we dream about doing, then we can take it to a place with more open arms. Of course I only speak for myself when I say any of this, but I am just trying to vocalize my frustration with this whole situation. By no means do I assume we are doing anything so extraordinary that no one can keep up, I also do no think that we are the only ones here that are making effort to change this place for the better. I’m not really sure how I feel entirely, but the one thing I know for sure is that I will make every attempt I have at being creative, learning from everyone else around me and doing my best at making an impression. I will stay busy and constructive until I can’t physically do it any longer. I don’t know, I have really high hopes and expectations for people and I wish I could be given a chance to to share my ideas and enthusiasm with a group of creative people and get paid and save a little loot in the process. Just a little piece of the dome, for you, my very respected readers.
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1. Scot Lefavor | October 31st, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Feelin that. Someone out there has got to catch these 2 talented individuals. I’d be super bummed if these 2 rad cats had to skip town to be a part of another city’s scene.
2. Tran | October 31st, 2007 at 4:12 pm
If you move, I will kill you both!
3. Andy Bosselman | October 31st, 2007 at 6:05 pm
I’ve admired your work from afar. Even with the digs at the Egotist, I hope we can keep you guys around. ;-) Du courage
4. Evan | November 1st, 2007 at 10:19 am
No offense to Denver, but I promise…
A month after you leave town, you’ll wonder why you wanted to stay so badly. Family, good friends,etc…
But why struggle if you don’t have to?
Luck wherever you are,
evs
5. pres | November 1st, 2007 at 10:12 pm
Follow the synchronicities. Lean into any counterflow.
change is good.
6. vol1992 | November 2nd, 2007 at 10:25 am
ok….if clients aren’t letting you do what you want….maybe it’s because you’re work isn’t appropriate for the real world of business. Maybe you should realize that ‘doing what we dream about’ isn’t how business works….business isn’t hear for you to fluff your dream feathers just because you want to. It sounds like you need to be a fine artist after finding some clients that like to hang your work on their walls at home, where it has no consequence of being a successful design, campaign, website etc. just something to look at as they walk down the hall to the bathroom.
7. lifterbaron | November 2nd, 2007 at 11:39 am
thats an interesting perspective for an unaccredited voice… these are the little bites that frustrate me the most. the people who aren’t giving anyone a chance to do anything other than kern type and use stock pics to accomplish the expected results. it is you, that criticizes with no forethought.. also, i never mentioned that i wasn’t able to use my “style” to pursue work.. i stay busy enough to eat and pay my bills which is a lot more than i can say for a lot of other designers i know. i have enough balls to hold out to find a gig i enjoy working for and with instead of working at the first shithole i find. it takes a lot more ambition and strength to be choosy in this field and you should know that if you’re a designer.. this isn’t a 9-5 for me either. this shit is my life not a day job. i dont wake up in the morning and to watch TV or sit on my hands until 430 comes around and then take off quickly before anyone notices. thanks though, for your little bit of input. its always refreshing to hear something that sounds like envious banter from a now jealous associate from days past…
8. vol1992 | November 2nd, 2007 at 1:31 pm
no jealousy….just reality.
there are plenty of cry babies in this city and you are just perpetuating the problem. Just do good work and stop the crying should be the new mantra for Denver’s creative.
9. lifterbaron | November 2nd, 2007 at 2:26 pm
no one is crying here man.. i just stating the fact that its bullshit that no one in denver is doing anything to keep the city creative and growing. i think that its completely lame that certain people are only concerned with the billable rate or the corporate appeal of a project…
i am also slightly caught on whether you think i (my work) am the problem or you think that im am simply not doing what i should to solve the issue at hand..
you are in your late 40’s right? how long have you been in the area and what have you done to help this place or the industry at all?
I respect your opinion but it makes it a little harder to validate it based on your convenient anonymity.
10. lifterbaron | November 2nd, 2007 at 2:29 pm
sorry i meant late 30’s..
11. vol1992 | November 2nd, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Age or identity has nothing to do with it. Accept that your your age must…When I moved here 8 years ago all I heard was the ‘woe-is-me’ stories about how Denver doesn’t get the props it deserves. I’ve discussed this with people in other cities and it seems that Denver is the only one with this complex.
As for stoking the fires of creativity in Denver…that’s a debate that I didn’t realize you were starting. I’ve been involved in many discussions on what Denver’s different creatives are doing and how to be better. Not to mention just doing the best work I can when I can.
As for your work, it’s nice work. I’d hire you to work for me. But the ‘dreamy ideas’ you might have or would like to do, yes may have to be done in another city. MOST cities general, pay the bills work, isn’t ever going to be that ‘dreamy’. We all try to find those outlets that allow us to be our most creative, but we all know those aren’t usually the ones that are the most profitable. So chasing your dreams in another city, my be the route you have to take…I dreamed of one day working in a city like Denver with a great view of the mountains…so I made it happen.
As for ‘keeping the city creative and growing’….there are plenty of things going on from the Mayor down that are promoting creativity and growing Denver as a creative ‘hot spot’ instead of a ‘warm spot’. The New Denver Ad Club, AIGA and ADCD are good examples of this (all of which I’m an active member), not to mention AIA (American Institute of Architects) that has a great presence in the city and many world renown architects, interior designers and engineers….and not to mention the Ball Aerospaces and Lockheed Martins and Raytheons that have a heavy presence in Colorado and are doing world class work that you and I can’t even fathom the creativity involved.
Long story short….I really just believe there is way too much energy being wasted on ‘why Denver isn’t creative enough’, sort of like the amount of energy I’ve wasted on the blog today, so I guess I’m guilty too.
12. lifterbaron | November 2nd, 2007 at 3:40 pm
you shouldn’t suffer guilt for spending time sharing your ideas.. that was the idea for the post to begin with. i just wanted to say what was on my mind and to express my frustration with a city that doesn’t move fast enough for, not only myself, but a lot of other super talented people in the area. as for the use of the word “dreams” i agree that it sounds super hokey and all but it was the context of not being persecuted for attempting to do something i like.. i feel completely disgusted by people that find themselves always getting work “to pay the bills” or just doing this as a way to feel in control of some spectrum of culture.. I do this because i like it. and that is something that you can’t be taught or given, i just want to get an opportunity to work for a place that offers me the same enthusiasm back.. creatively, financially and culturally.. i just hope that place ends up being here.
thank you for participating in the discussion, its rare anyone can speak their mind and share like you have..
also thank you for the compliment on my work. i try.
13. Fondue | November 7th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Perhaps its not moving fast enough….that would mean that Celeste and you are free the evening of Saturday 17 November, yes?
Take a chance to be the change you want to see……
I’ll be in communication soon…..
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