1. You look at your own work for so long that you begin to completely despise it.
"But wait, should I bump down the shade of the font a notch, and should I use this font instead, or should I just recreate it all together?!" "UGH! Never mind, I'm redoing it all together. I hate it."
2. You critique every single company's logo/branding that you come across.
"They shouldn't have used that font, it doesn't fit with their business."
"Did one of your employees create that? Because you should really think about hiring an actual graphic designer to create your logo so your business looks professional, sorry!"
3. You always make bad font jokes, but your non-art friends have no clue what you're talking about."
"UGH! I can't eat there, the font is Papyrus. Papyrus is so overused."
"No, no, no, Comic Sans is a big no no. That is such a good coffee shop, but the Comic Sans used in the sign ruins it."
4. What is sleep?
All nighters in the art room working on projects as you watch the sun rise is nothing new. Also, Waffle House is a necessity at 3 a.m., but of course you get it to-go because you have to return to the studio to finish your work. Your veins are filled with coffee. You live and breathe coffee; it is your life line.
5. You are constantly being asked to do work for free.
"FREE?! Are you kidding? What am I? You wouldn't serve tables or babysit for free, so why should I work for you for free?"
6. You naturally compare your work to others.
"Well I do like this font that they used, and their attention to detail is very strong. Wait I have to fix my kerning again. I just really like the way they modified the font though, but I have to make my work original. Why is life so difficult?"
7. You can never be a normal student and do homework in your bed and be lazy because you have to go to the studio and finish a panting.
"Wait normal students do their homework in bed?!"
8. Your homework, aka projects, usually take 30+ hours, whereas normal students spend maybe seven to eight hours on homework.
When you have a big project to do you go into hibernation and just work on your project. Your friends ask your other friends where you have been and what you have been up to because they haven't seen you. You missed last weeks party, and the schools football game yesterday, but not to worry your project is 67 percent done.
9. Your work is always under appreciated.
No matter how many hours you spend on one painting, on one photoshoot, on one logo, your work is always under appreciated. Artists understand artists, and non-artists are just not as well... cool. I'm here to reassure you that your work is appreciated, and it is all worth it.
