So um

May 8, 2010 in 1st semester, Animation, Illustration, Layout, Logo, Main projects, News, Poster

I’m dying.

I’ve cut socialising out of my life for the next 6-8 weeks. Pretty big drama, I know but VERY necessary. As if we weren’t stressing enough, the lecturers piled on more work on us this week, 4 new MASSIVE briefs to work on oh joy, on top of the current overload. It’s like a pounding headache that won’t go away. It’s actually really great stuff but the pressure is intense.  It’s week 10 next week and week 16 is doomsday. I don’t actually know when anything is due anymore, all I know is that I needed to get them done last fucking week.

I made a list of things I need to do by end of June:

• rebuild website (www.rollerskating.com.au – gotta love it) using CSS/HTML. I like this but it’s taking ages.
• construct a flash based site (my friend’s photography – got the brief on Tues) – will take day I don’t have WEEEE
• a logo, brand, identity (and the corresponding research document – this often takes longer to work on than the actual design)
• a poster for a charity (brainstorming next week)
• another website (oh joy – got this on Thurs) to redesign – I chose www.ardesign.com.au because let’s face it, he needs help
• 3 animations (15 seconds each but feels like a lifetime. I am so stressed about this – about 10% done on the first one, I am SHIT)
• christmas postcards (will get this probably next week)
• marketing plan (due on wed)
• photography & drawing assignments, thankfully we do most of the work in class
• metcards and a card holder + research document (a public transport ticket)
• a manuscript and a student profile brief (a magazine cover + 3 pages)
• 3 slide presentations for some of those projects mentioned above

I’m actually just coming face to face now with the likelihood of failing at least one of these subjects because I might not be able to submit everything on time. And I’m already doing everything I can to get things done. Oh yeah, I HAVE TO WORK PART-TIME AS WELL.

AND OH YEAH, I NEED TO GET 40 HOURS OF WORK EXPERIENCE. And I need to find a studio that will allow me to come in for a week and interrupt their workflow. Gee, I can tell this is going to be so easy.

AND ANOTHER OH YEAH I’M MOVING OUT IN JUNE. Ugh it’s never ending.

Everything I do takes so much longer than it should because it’s a learning process. While I’m a big fan of learning by doing, this is just TOO FUCKING MUCH.