Manifesto

Sooo I basically have to write a manifesto  for my history class which freaks me out--!!!

Crrapppp 

One word? one paragraph? 10 pages? Explaining my purpose in life as an artist in many or so few words???

Articulate, straight-forward, inspirational, different, meaningful, progressive...

once again--not only about content but quality of presentation as art form itself 

I am a creation which needs to create.. 

My appreciation for art has changed so much since I came to college... my experiences have made me so much more well-rounded. Ive learned how much the creation of artists impact culture and politics. Artists defines society... how we live.. look like.. function... the quality of life.. etc. Yet they barely get credibility because people just look at things from surface level. they dont understand how the seeds have sprouted....

Honestly, how much more art does this world need? Now that we have better technology people are just creating thousands of images each day...in fact we are prob bombarded with hundreds of images each day (tv, newspaper, magazines, computer, etc)... what what the point of adding to that junk? so much times goes into it and people might spend 3 sec looking at it.. Theres gotta be more to why people are doing this.... and thats the point of this paper; to figure out what my point is.

Its a long and complicated.. but there is a wonderful explanation behind all this madness...

I just read McClouds book which makes me feel a little better because he talks about the universal struggles of the artist / the development of their work process as a whole..

As a communication designer, its important to; encourage others; be an influence; be influenced; exceed expectations; develop written rationale; try harder; be thorough; serve the concept; take NOTHING for granted; be intuitive; make it valuable; use your tools to develop effective visual vernacular; become better every project. 

Writing this is more than just a grade- its helping me understand who I am more and being more focused. Im way too spread out right now. This is a reality check for me. 

I'll post my manifesto once I finish it in Dec : P