Comments on: Jack of all trades, master of none http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/2009/05/21/jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none/ fresh ideas for digital creativity Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:15:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: C.G. http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/2009/05/21/jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none/comment-page-1/#comment-9973 C.G. Fri, 22 May 2009 21:50:50 +0000 http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/?p=2412#comment-9973 I tried to be a jack-of-all-trades, by combining Design with Illustration, Web Design and some Marketing tips, while my career goal is to work in the videogame industry. Why? Because they kept teaching me "If you can't go for career A, you can always do career B". Something like that. And guess what? I'm failing at both A and B. In videogame companies, they say my art skills aren't good enough, despite my education as a designer, while in design agencies, they say my drawings are awesome, but I'm not what they're looking for. Personally, I would invest all I have in the videogame path (in the 2D and even 3D part), but I can't because of disorganization of schedules, and investment already done with college projects, and in Design, where they care about being able to draw, but never the type I'm used to. If I invest more in Design, for the sake of having more stable job opportunities, then I'll barely have the time to construct a decent portfolio for the video games' side. ... Bah. It's worthless to be multi-talented. Or work like hell for your course degree when they care more about the quality of your portfolio in the video games' industry, not how high were your grades. I tried to be a jack-of-all-trades, by combining Design with Illustration, Web Design and some Marketing tips, while my career goal is to work in the videogame industry. Why? Because they kept teaching me “If you can’t go for career A, you can always do career B”. Something like that.

And guess what? I’m failing at both A and B.

In videogame companies, they say my art skills aren’t good enough, despite my education as a designer, while in design agencies, they say my drawings are awesome, but I’m not what they’re looking for.

Personally, I would invest all I have in the videogame path (in the 2D and even 3D part), but I can’t because of disorganization of schedules, and investment already done with college projects, and in Design, where they care about being able to draw, but never the type I’m used to.
If I invest more in Design, for the sake of having more stable job opportunities, then I’ll barely have the time to construct a decent portfolio for the video games’ side.

… Bah. It’s worthless to be multi-talented. Or work like hell for your course degree when they care more about the quality of your portfolio in the video games’ industry, not how high were your grades.

]]> By: Felipe Fernandes http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/2009/05/21/jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none/comment-page-1/#comment-9972 Felipe Fernandes Fri, 22 May 2009 02:17:50 +0000 http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/?p=2412#comment-9972 Sabe quando você lê algo que precisava ouvir? Então... Brigado Armando. :) Sabe quando você lê algo que precisava ouvir? Então…
Brigado Armando. :)

]]> By: EH http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/2009/05/21/jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none/comment-page-1/#comment-9970 EH Thu, 21 May 2009 19:58:14 +0000 http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/?p=2412#comment-9970 On an agency or business level, I think it is more do-able to be a jack-of-all-trades within your industry because you have more man and brain power to do so. But as an individual, you are very right; you must specialize if you want to succeed in this world. On an agency or business level, I think it is more do-able to be a jack-of-all-trades within your industry because you have more man and brain power to do so. But as an individual, you are very right; you must specialize if you want to succeed in this world.

]]> By: barbara http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/2009/05/21/jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none/comment-page-1/#comment-9969 barbara Thu, 21 May 2009 17:08:32 +0000 http://www.asourceofinspiration.com/?p=2412#comment-9969 O Bill tá lindo! O Bill tá lindo!

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