Fears about Post-College

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Tsuki-dana

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Tsuki-dana

Honestly? No one knows whats going to happen and that should be the fun bit. Take it in stride and work hard. With a little bit of luck, things should work out

Not knowing isn't fun at all. It's stressful to think that you're wasting a lot of time, effort, money, blood, sweat, tears, and health to get nothing from it.

Fair enough but in all honestly (not to sound cliche) but no one really knows whats coming next. So what im trying to say is go with the flow and have fun. Try not to worry too much (im right up in there with you unsure of whats gonna happen next but what I try to do is think about the positive things that can happen and although I prepare for the bad, i dont dwell on it.)

In all honestly, that kind of thinking is nice and all, but it doesn't pay the bills, or student loans.

In this economy, unemployment amongst recent college grads is at an all time high, and so are loans, utility expenses, and general costs of living. It's not a good combination, and almost everyone I know is nervous about what they're doing after graduation. Even my friends in engineering and business are really uneasy.

You can't go with the flow in the arts. You'll get swept away waiting for your big break to come. You have to fight for it, tooth and nail. Meet as many people in the industry as you can, and get your work out there in as many different ways as you can.

On the up side, Rinz, the fine art market is on the rise again in recent months. People are choosing to spend money on something handmade and meaningful rather than cheap and mass produced. Plus, art is getting marketed as investments as well. Creative business plans and multiple odd jobs are becoming the norm for college graduates, and many marketing firms and big corporations are actively headhunting arts majors. Our creativity, lateral thinking, and problem solving skills are things that businesses need right now, marketing and number crunching can be taught on job. I get at least 2 phone calls a week from companies responding to my monster resume wanting a creative communicator with foreign language skills.

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Tsuki-dana

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Tsuki-dana

Honestly? No one knows whats going to happen and that should be the fun bit. Take it in stride and work hard. With a little bit of luck, things should work out

Not knowing isn't fun at all. It's stressful to think that you're wasting a lot of time, effort, money, blood, sweat, tears, and health to get nothing from it.

Fair enough but in all honestly (not to sound cliche) but no one really knows whats coming next. So what im trying to say is go with the flow and have fun. Try not to worry too much (im right up in there with you unsure of whats gonna happen next but what I try to do is think about the positive things that can happen and although I prepare for the bad, i dont dwell on it.)

In all honestly, that kind of thinking is nice and all, but it doesn't pay the bills, or student loans.

In this economy, unemployment amongst recent college grads is at an all time high, and so are loans, utility expenses, and general costs of living. It's not a good combination, and almost everyone I know is nervous about what they're doing after graduation. Even my friends in engineering and business are really uneasy.

You can't go with the flow in the arts. You'll get swept away waiting for your big break to come. You have to fight for it, tooth and nail. Meet as many people in the industry as you can, and get your work out there in as many different ways as you can.

On the up side, Rinz, the fine art market is on the rise again in recent months. People are choosing to spend money on something handmade and meaningful rather than cheap and mass produced. Plus, art is getting marketed as investments as well. Creative business plans and multiple odd jobs are becoming the norm for college graduates, and many marketing firms and big corporations are actively headhunting arts majors. Our creativity, lateral thinking, and problem solving skills are things that businesses need right now, marketing and number crunching can be taught on job. I get at least 2 phone calls a week from companies responding to my monster resume wanting a creative communicator with foreign language skills.

So...I need to find a foreign language to become fluent in? XD

Edit: Also, on a slightly related note, I think I may have managed to concert a show at the community college I graduated at's "gallery" (it's a hallway that's specifically designed to double as the campus gallery), so I'm sure I can get my name out there. Should I prepare postcards or business cards to leave there before the show? It's not until the fall, so I have time to prep stuff up like that if need be.

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Tsuki-dana

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Tsuki-dana

Honestly? No one knows whats going to happen and that should be the fun bit. Take it in stride and work hard. With a little bit of luck, things should work out

Not knowing isn't fun at all. It's stressful to think that you're wasting a lot of time, effort, money, blood, sweat, tears, and health to get nothing from it.

Fair enough but in all honestly (not to sound cliche) but no one really knows whats coming next. So what im trying to say is go with the flow and have fun. Try not to worry too much (im right up in there with you unsure of whats gonna happen next but what I try to do is think about the positive things that can happen and although I prepare for the bad, i dont dwell on it.)

In all honestly, that kind of thinking is nice and all, but it doesn't pay the bills, or student loans.

In this economy, unemployment amongst recent college grads is at an all time high, and so are loans, utility expenses, and general costs of living. It's not a good combination, and almost everyone I know is nervous about what they're doing after graduation. Even my friends in engineering and business are really uneasy.

You can't go with the flow in the arts. You'll get swept away waiting for your big break to come. You have to fight for it, tooth and nail. Meet as many people in the industry as you can, and get your work out there in as many different ways as you can.

On the up side, Rinz, the fine art market is on the rise again in recent months. People are choosing to spend money on something handmade and meaningful rather than cheap and mass produced. Plus, art is getting marketed as investments as well. Creative business plans and multiple odd jobs are becoming the norm for college graduates, and many marketing firms and big corporations are actively headhunting arts majors. Our creativity, lateral thinking, and problem solving skills are things that businesses need right now, marketing and number crunching can be taught on job. I get at least 2 phone calls a week from companies responding to my monster resume wanting a creative communicator with foreign language skills.

So...I need to find a foreign language to become fluent in? XD

Edit: Also, on a slightly related note, I think I may have managed to concert a show at the community college I graduated at's "gallery" (it's a hallway that's specifically designed to double as the campus gallery), so I'm sure I can get my name out there. Should I prepare postcards or business cards to leave there before the show? It's not until the fall, so I have time to prep stuff up like that if need be.

Haha. Apparently creative thinking + Japanese is something very much desired in the marketing field right now. I'm turning down all the job offers though (much to the chagrin of my many friends with practical majors) because I feel like if I don't at least /try/ the artist thing, I'll regret it forever and ever and ever. It's been my dream and my fixation since I was 10. Not gonna back out now for some cushy desk job that requires me to wear hoes and dye my hair back to a natural color.

Yeah. Business cards!

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Tsuki-dana

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Tsuki-dana

Honestly? No one knows whats going to happen and that should be the fun bit. Take it in stride and work hard. With a little bit of luck, things should work out

Not knowing isn't fun at all. It's stressful to think that you're wasting a lot of time, effort, money, blood, sweat, tears, and health to get nothing from it.

Fair enough but in all honestly (not to sound cliche) but no one really knows whats coming next. So what im trying to say is go with the flow and have fun. Try not to worry too much (im right up in there with you unsure of whats gonna happen next but what I try to do is think about the positive things that can happen and although I prepare for the bad, i dont dwell on it.)

In all honestly, that kind of thinking is nice and all, but it doesn't pay the bills, or student loans.

In this economy, unemployment amongst recent college grads is at an all time high, and so are loans, utility expenses, and general costs of living. It's not a good combination, and almost everyone I know is nervous about what they're doing after graduation. Even my friends in engineering and business are really uneasy.

You can't go with the flow in the arts. You'll get swept away waiting for your big break to come. You have to fight for it, tooth and nail. Meet as many people in the industry as you can, and get your work out there in as many different ways as you can.

On the up side, Rinz, the fine art market is on the rise again in recent months. People are choosing to spend money on something handmade and meaningful rather than cheap and mass produced. Plus, art is getting marketed as investments as well. Creative business plans and multiple odd jobs are becoming the norm for college graduates, and many marketing firms and big corporations are actively headhunting arts majors. Our creativity, lateral thinking, and problem solving skills are things that businesses need right now, marketing and number crunching can be taught on job. I get at least 2 phone calls a week from companies responding to my monster resume wanting a creative communicator with foreign language skills.

So...I need to find a foreign language to become fluent in? XD

Edit: Also, on a slightly related note, I think I may have managed to concert a show at the community college I graduated at's "gallery" (it's a hallway that's specifically designed to double as the campus gallery), so I'm sure I can get my name out there. Should I prepare postcards or business cards to leave there before the show? It's not until the fall, so I have time to prep stuff up like that if need be.

Haha. Apparently creative thinking + Japanese is something very much desired in the marketing field right now. I'm turning down all the job offers though (much to the chagrin of my many friends with practical majors) because I feel like if I don't at least /try/ the artist thing, I'll regret it forever and ever and ever. It's been my dream and my fixation since I was 10. Not gonna back out now for some cushy desk job that requires me to wear hoes and dye my hair back to a natural color.

Yeah. Business cards!

What should I put on them? Name, phone number, etc? I've not really got a website, but I have a DA and a blogspot, is that going to be okay for a business card? Is that too unprofessional?

[Ulterior_Motives]

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Tsuki-dana

Fair enough but in all honestly not to sound cliche) but no one really knows whats coming next. So what im trying to say is go with the flow and have fun. Try not to worry too much im right up in there with you unsure of whats gonna happen next but what I try to do is think about the positive things that can happen and although I prepare for the bad, i dont dwell on it.)

In all honestly, that kind of thinking is nice and all, but it doesnt pay the bills, or student loans.

In this economy, unemployment amongst recent college grads is at an all time high, and so are loans, utility expenses, and general costs of living. Its not a good combination, and almost everyone I know is nervous about what theyre doing after graduation. Even my friends in engineering and business are really uneasy.

You cant go with the flow in the arts. Youll get swept away waiting for your big break to come. You have to fight for it, tooth and nail. Meet as many people in the industry as you can, and get your work out there in as many different ways as you can.

On the up side, Rinz, the fine art market is on the rise again in recent months. People are choosing to spend money on something handmade and meaningful rather than cheap and mass produced. Plus, art is getting marketed as investments as well. Creative business plans and multiple odd jobs are becoming the norm for college graduates, and many marketing firms and big corporations are actively headhunting arts majors. Our creativity, lateral thinking, and problem solving skills are things that businesses need right now, marketing and number crunching can be taught on job. I get at least 2 phone calls a week from companies responding to my monster resume wanting a creative communicator with foreign language skills.

So...I need to find a foreign language to become fluent in? XD

Edit: Also, on a slightly related note, I think I may have managed to concert a show at the community college I graduated ats gallery its a hallway thats specifically designed to double as the campus gallery), so Im sure I can get my name out there. Should I prepare postcards or business cards to leave there before the show? Its not until the fall, so I have time to prep stuff up like that if need be.

Haha. Apparently creative thinking + Japanese is something very much desired in the marketing field right now. Im turning down all the job offers though much to the chagrin of my many friends with practical majors) because I feel like if I dont at least /try/ the artist thing, Ill regret it forever and ever and ever. Its been my dream and my fixation since I was 10. Not gonna back out now for some cushy desk job that requires me to wear hoes and dye my hair back to a natural color.

Yeah. Business cards!

What should I put on them? Name, phone number, etc? Ive not really got a website, but I have a DA and a blogspot, is that going to be okay for a business card? Is that too unprofessional?

Name, phone, email.


Blogspotd are okay as long as they are professional. No personal life, no rants about professors, just your work, writings, and ideas pertaining to it

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Ulterior_Motives

Name, phone, email.


Blogspotd are okay as long as they are professional. No personal life, no rants about professors, just your work, writings, and ideas pertaining to itMy Blogspot is purely devoted to creative process. It's mostly sketches, concepts, and classwork. As soon as I get my hands on a good camera, I'm going to try to document all finished works and the processes that went into creating them.

So, DAs are a nono?

[Empuska]

Promoting with DA depends on how you are oriented; if you are more job-oriented, like working more on commissions*, DA is good to have, but promoting your DA site/portfolio depends a lot how do you use DA too. If it's sketch dump, it's useless.If you are more innovative-oriented, like more on high concepts and working on your own rather for someone, DA might not be the best place to have the primary promotion site of your works because it has own problems with how to browse the projects as complete works.
I've seen quite many artist having their site at CargoCollective, but then again, it's own process to get own thing there. Basicly any CMS (content management system) will do well, including Blogspot. The critical point is to show of your skill as well as possible, so you should think about how to arrange your site accordingly.
Also one thing what people might over look is blogcurators; there are lot good curators for every industry including art. You should tip such bloggers who are into art and design to check out your site when you have solid portfolio to show everyone.

*And by commissions, I don't mean for DA commissions for pocket money, I mean the basic way you want to work with your art. I think it takes all sort of, some people do amazing s**t on their own, some people work at best, when they are assigned to do something specific.

[Miri-love]

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So, DAs are a nono?

An absolute no. No faster way to not get taken seriously in the industry, say my profs.
I recommend Behance, and getting yourself started on Prosite 3nodding



Also, on the note of "just going with the flow and hoping it works out", there is a great quote by artist Chun Lo:

"Good things come to those who wait, but phenomenal things are waiting for those who want them enough to go after them."

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So, DAs are a nono?

An absolute no. No faster way to not get taken seriously in the industry, say my profs.
I recommend Behance, and getting yourself started on Prosite 3nodding



Also, on the note of "just going with the flow and hoping it works out", there is a great quote by artist Chun Lo:

"Good things come to those who wait, but phenomenal things are waiting for those who want them enough to go after them."

I imagined such, but I didn't want to preemptively choke off a potential plus.

[Mahiru Suoh]

I'm unsure of what the future holds too but I'm thankful that my program requires two years of paid/unpaid work experience in the field of your choice.

It doesn't guarantee me a job after college, but it forces me to talk to businesses and make connections because if I don't get a job, I don't get my credits, I don't get my degree.

I know it's gonna be hard but I feel ready to do anything because I know I wouldn't be happier if I did something else with the rest of my life.

[Salty Candy]

Right now I'm just scared about not being able to finish college at all.
There's a strike going on right now, and I was supposed to graduate this month.
Now I certainly can't, and I'm running very low on my saved ''school money''. I know you can suceed without a diploma, but I was nervous before that whole ''post-school'' thing, now it's just... I don't know what to do.