The design workflow
My design work flow looks a little something like this:
which is frighteningly complicated. But recently it's had a bit of a re vamp and now is looking more like this:
The problem I have with planning is that as soon as I get an idea I think will sort of maybe work I tend to rush straight into it. This is no good as I usually change my mind half way because I've decided it isn't really working and plod back to the drawing board to rethink and research more ideas, which is what I should have done in the first place. To avoid this I now make sure I write down a certain amount of ideas before I pick one (see previous post "development of creative thought....) which is one of my main achievements in organization. The second being that the remodelled work flow diagram is actually legible, which means that I can actually understand what I want to do with out going crossed and retreating to a corner to weep. Another major floor of the first plan was that I didn't give enough time for mistakes, and that might occur, sorry, which WILL occur. To assume that everything would run oh so smoothly based on experience of previous projects was just plain silly. Now I try to keep a few days spare at the towards the end of the project to make sure I have a comfortable amount of time to make adjustments and fix any problems.
The Experts
I have to let my obsession with Brian Lee O Malley win this one.
Whether or not the Gods of academia would appoint him with the title "Expert" (as he never finished his degree) I couldn't think of a better title for him.
Scott Pilgrim, Volume 2, Brian Lee O' Malley
The work that makes him stand out in particular is the "Scott Pilgrim" series. Heavily influenced by manga artists such as Osamu Tezuka ("Astroboy") it perfectly compliments the fast, lively world of Scott's. The characters are brilliantly developed and are easy to bond with. The realism of characters relationships allows us to move our sympathy from one character to another with
out a creating a bias toward a character. The style also works wonderfully for the humour, with character's emotions being captured in sometimes no more than a few brief lines or stick figures (this way of conveying emotion is generally found in shojo manga (which is generally targeted towards young women as it's genre is usually comedy/romance)).
Scott Pilgrim, volume 5, Brian Lee O' Malley
One of my biggest praises for O' Malley is he knows when to stop. One of my main set backs with volumed graphic novel is that they tend to drag, especially in manga ("Bleach" and "Naruto" I'm scowling at you), which tends to devalue the work. However Brian doesn't steered clear of tarnishing his work, which could have been easy to do so due to popular demand for more of the Scott Pilgrim series. However O' Malley stated (after comparing himself to Herge, creator of "Tintin" who said "And right now, my work makes me sick. Tintin is no longer me. And I must make a terrible effort to invent (him)… If Tintin continues to live, it is through a sort of artificial respiration that I must constantly keep up and which is exhausting me.") That he would have lost the passion for writing Scott Pilgrim if he were still writing it in 10 years time. It is this sort of respect an artist has for his work is why I value Brian Lee O' Malley so highly.
Image source
Images 1&2: own images
Quote: Herge: "And right now, my work makes me sick. Tintin is no longer me. And I must make a terrible effort to invent (him)… If Tintin continues to live, it is through a sort of artificial respiration that I must constantly keep up and which is exhausting me." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Pilgrim
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