It's time to get organized. I have an objective and a shorter deadline than most at the moment, but I have something to aim for. The point is, however, to make the best effort I can, which doesn't mean just thinking until an idea pops into my, forcing it on paper, Photoshopping it, and submitting it. The challenge is to consider the design in the round, to consider how it's going to be received, let it be informed by its context (that is, the design precedents on Threadless), see what works and try to create a style that fits in exactly but retains my own style. The first thing to address, I think, is what medium do I want to use to begin with. It will of course end up in Photoshop and maybe Illustrator, but I want it to start on real paper first. My first inclination: pen and ink, with water color. I've seen water color on Threadless before, and successfully, so it might be the best way. The unmistakable mark of real media can be preferred, I think, and as I am not skilled enough with Photoshop or Illustrator to create the designs I want from scratch, I have to start, again, on paper.
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