Beauty in nature

 

They say beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I went for trekking with my friends last weekend and found out beauty is everywhere around me . Things are genuinely beautiful especially nature, you need not have to have an artist's perception. Look at the world around you. From the biggest to smallest of things. I captured this photograph of a leaf with this vibrant green color. It is such a beautifully arranged group of leaves which definately follows a certain pattern and symmetry. I love the details of the veins as well. Explore things around you and start appreciating nature, its incredible.

A new start

It all begins with the day when I thought of doing a masters after a bachelors degree in finearts. I think my knowledge is limited and i felt a need to gain more of it with time. I gave an entrance of MIT institute of design. Never thought that I would be able to make it so far. Finally my days of staying at home with my parents were going to get over. Is it a good thing or not, I don't know. But somewhere in my mind I was having mixed feelings, at one moment I was scared of things that are coming ahead and on the other there was some sort of satisfaction that I have grown up and become independent.
A day, the bell rings and a courier is received by my aunt. It was just a normal day of mid of summer when I was enjoying holidays looking around for things that entertain or interest me. I mostly spend much of my time sitting in front of my computer playing games and watching movies all day. my aunt hands over the letter to my mother. Mom immediately realizes that something is important in it. The name of the institute and logo was there on the envelope. I immediately take the letter from my mother and start tearing the envelope impatiently. I was seriously hoping for a good news and i was pretty sure that I would get selected because my extrance exam was really nice and I rocked in the interview, (thats just my perception,haha). But sometimes it happens no matter how much sure you are, you are still uncertain about things, things of surprise and unexpectible situations.I take the paper out of the envelope and quickly start looking for the most important line followed by 'congratulations'. and It happened, like a miracle, I got a selection letter from MIT institute of Design. PUNE, here I come.

This is SPARTAAAAAAAA.

 

Who are Mac Operators, Artworkers and Graphic Artists

The term Mac Operator is such a relative one, that it is hard to give a specific description of the role. A Mac Operator will often do much of the less creative work in a design studio, or publishing house. This can include marked-up text corrections, spell checks and formatting documents to pre-arranged templates. However, in a pre-press or print environment, the role can be a much more technical one.

Either way, it is generally true to say that being a Mac Operator is rarely a route to becoming a graphic designer. In fact, many job advertisements even display warnings such as 'This is Not a Creative Position'. On the other hand, it can be a way in to becoming an 'Artworker' or 'Finished Artist'. It can also be a good money earner for those returning to employment, temps and part time workers. If you fit into that category and have fast QuarkXpress or InDesign skills, it may be worth a punt.

Artworkers, graphic artists (or Finished Artists as they are called in some countries) would generally have a high level of skill in the basic graphic design software products, such as Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, Indesign, Freehand and so on. Traditionally, Artworkers would not be expected to have much creative input, but would implement a concept, based on a designer's or Art Director's brief. High-end Photoshop skills, in particular, are a much sought after skill.

Art workers would also, generally, be expected to take a designer's layout and make sure that it is ready for pre-press or print. Since the advent of desktop publishing (DTP), many people have questioned the need for such a distinction between 'creative' and 'artworker'. Indeed, many design companies are beginning to despair at the number of graphic design students that continue to leave university without the ability to set up a job for print. There are, however, other design agencies that continue to function on the old system. Whether they will still be able to afford to do so in the future, is questionable.

There is, of course, the whole graphics industry based around pre-press, reproduction and printing. And many Artworkers and Mac Operators work in that sector. These highly skilled jobs require a high-end knowledge of the usual graphcis software, such as Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXpress and Adobe Illustrator. But it also requires a knowledge of print production issues such as colour reproduction theory, trapping and ink density. It is here that graphic designer's concepts are actually turned into a reality.