Full Time Job and a look into the future.

Well...looks like I've managed to acquire a full time job in this rough economy. In August I will be a Lead Associate at my bookstore. (aka textbook supervisor) No it's not my dream job but it has more responsibilities, better pay and benefits. Plus I like everyone there, so I couldn't ask for anything better. Does this mean I've given up on illustrating and designing for a living??...HELL NO!

If anything this job will give me the confidence, and funds needed to pursue my personal illustrative endeavors, and even though I have a full time job I still plan to do freelance. I don't see why I can't. My greatest inspiration for this is one of the managers. He manages two of the stores and teaches biology for a community college. Very impressive I think. So I figured if he could do that I can do my freelance after work.

As I keep saying life is an adventure. Life has given me this duty and who knows where it might lead, who I might meet and what I might do, but in the end I will have no fears or regrets.

Life in general

I keep forgetting i have a blog here.  Well...what have i been up to.  First and foremost i quit the internship.  Discovered that advertising wasn't really what I wanted to get into.  Also figured i did not want to wait up till the wee hours in the morning to kern type, do page layout, or writing commercials.  I need something more illustratively creative.  So what am I doing. Well I'm looking for a better paying job than what I have plus interning at a comic book company in san antonio named Antarctic Press.  It's a cool place. Learning the in and outs of comics.  Some parts seem tedious but I love it anyway cause it's comics.

Recently I did the following digital paintings for their upcoming Gold digger annual.  The response was pretty good.  Maybe this will lead to something. They all are great people. Even the other interns who are still going to school.  I feel so damn old around them.  Ah well. So till the next grand adventure. Adios.

Midterm Crisis

It's been a while so here we go...It's midterm right now and I am enjoying a week away from the internship. It's been a great learning experience so far. I'm understanding how to concept and write for some major clients. They are all so different and come with so many different guide lines. Like "no kids in a candy commercial" "Sorry they can't drink the beer" "It just doesn't have their personality" "We have to have product at the beginning of the spot." "Make it emotional, but no couples, or kids." "We can't have the Queen of England stripped naked and streaking in the Vatican." (okay I made that one up). Seriously though, there are so many rewrites in this business, and our team does it. Unfortunately most of my team's ideas have been canned. It can be frustrating and discouraging at times. We feel like we are not getting anywhere....but it's just not us. Sometimes the senior art directors come up empty handed, which tells me this is a tough business.

In light of all the stress and frustration, I should count myself lucky. Not many people in my family could say that they worked for a major advertising agency. Let alone stepped inside one. I do like leaving my hum drum, partime job, in the afternoon to think up funny ways to sell beer, candy and burgers. I do like talking with professionals who have done this for years and joke around with them. (although I have been very quite at my internship, it's just the way I am). I do like making new friends and seeing pleasant faces everyday. And I like the 20-40 minute commute. It just has a soothing aspect to it..even in rushhour traffic. And I do like being able to go to Church before my internship everyonce in a while. (It's just next door). So I guess the pros outway the cons. I believe God gave me this internship for a reason. Either to boost my confidence, show me if it's the right path for me, or lead me to what I really would like to be doing, or should be doing with my life.

Who knows. Life will continue to be an adventure. It will have its high mountains to climb, its deep swells to cross, and long roads to walk. It will never be easy but it will be worth it in the end.



side note: CMYK should be published this coming week. I can't wait to get my copy!!!!!

CMYK

Just got the news the other day!  I will be published in CMYK Magazine this coming March!!!!  Yeah!  Feels kinda weird.  Never thought in a million years that my design would will be within the pages of a very well known design magazine!  I'm very proud and honored to be a part of it! Now I can't wait till march.  Also In a week I will be interning at Latin Works in Austin.  

Welcome

Hi, and Welcome to my Blog. I'm pretty new to this so there won't be much to start off right now. I can tell you right now that I'm a graphic designer and illustrator living in the beautiful state of Texas. I truly love this state...despite it's fluctuations in weather. Why do I love it? Well....cause we have a little bit of everything. A beautiful coast line to the south, some mountains and desert to the west, pine forests to the east, swamps to the southeast, and sometimes snow in the north. I can't say that I've experienced all of them but hey...that's a lot to say about one big state.

I divulge though. Now the purpose of this blog is to post some of my work, interesting tidbits and facts on design and illustration, but mostly just to have some fun on this big thing call the world wide web. When I post stuff I would truly like your comments and opinions. My work can also be found on my personal website www.eugeneferreriii.com . I also post work on www.masterfulmind.deviantart.com . I am also always available for freelance work so don't hesitate to contact me. Thanks for stopping by.