Digital Art Class Blog

 Week of December 5, 2021 Coming up on the final run.  The question posed by the discussion video is a challenging one. I am not certain I could say that either side is wrong. This is one of the difficulties I have with sites like Behance: the rabbit hole is almost more enticing than really exploring the site, getting inspiration, etc. Still, the sharing of information has the potential, I think, to really boost creativity. I have certainly been inspired this semester by seeing things that I would never be able to see without the internet. THat is a huge boon. I think I have a healthy wariness of the internet, email and particularly social media. I have been threatened or bad-mouthed on-line and I have learned just not to go there. I have gotten sucked in and I have pulled back out. I don't, for instance, have email on my phone. I don't get notifications except for a buzz from my texts - and that is because we use this extensively in my job to communicate. And I allow my phone

 Week of November 29, 2021 I am finding it difficult to stay focused. These last few weeks are less than stimulating and I keep forgetting to get back to the assignments after the holiday. Not sure how to fix this, but I am lost... Well, Behance is way too much for me. I imagine it has a place for up-and-coming artists, but I can't see myself ever using it. Of course, I am just doing this for fun. I have no desire to create a new career.  It is interesting to see where this has come since I worked in graphic design. I quit my last job there in 1989, just as the first Mac's were being brought in. We didn't have the internet or the widespread access to digital stuff.  That was only 30 years ago. Yikes. But, I still find it really not worth my time. I am not sure how one would not just get lost in some of these websites. I still don't go into YouTube...I don't like rabbit holes!!! Funny. I love working with digital art. I love being able to stream my music and videos,