Appreciate the encouragement toward self-understanding, and healing. Part of that process being empathizing with someone who likes your work... so good. It's like the therapy-grounded practice of responding to your own negative self-talk with "Hey, don't say that about my friend." Thanks for your writing. Beautiful thoughts Kyle!
Thank you for this perspective! I've recently been revisiting my older writing in an attempt to organize it into a larger project, and I found myself feeling underwhelmed or even disappointed. I noticed many things that I would change. I do remember putting my absolute best effort into each piece I wrote, but I can't shake this feeling of "don't look at my old pieces—look at my new pieces only," an instruction which disregards important pieces of my journey. I will keep reminding myself that this is all part of the natural process.
Thanks for giving voice to this! I just wrote about what happens when you have nothing new to share because it's all secret client work, but that's a great opportunity to resurface old work! I do sometimes worry that the difference in styles will send the wrong message to potential clients, though. But I quite like a some of my older work and have even gone so far as recreating it in an updated style. Probably better to embrace it as is, though!
I like attaching my old work with the image of the youth I was— how can you hate this work when this person, this dewy faced, wrinkle-free, unjaded hopeful is the one writing it with her heart on her sleeve?
What would be your take on the opposite of that? I mean: I usually tend to like my stuff more as time goes by… I immediately dislike it, but it grows on me…
Could it a bad sign? Something I might not be aware of
Loved reading this and as a designer who has changed fields of works (from industrial to UX and experimental here and there) it really resonates. What would be your take on adding this stuff to ones portfolio? Like maybe in an archive? I usually bounce this idea around and get answers heavily skewed in the direction of - "NO OLD WORD in your portfolio. People don't have time for that."
But honestly, I think it can shows a lot of growth in thinking and execution!
(PS - Might make this comment a LinkedIn post next week sometime and tag you + share this article to open this discussion to the broader design community. Would that be okay?)
Appreciate the encouragement toward self-understanding, and healing. Part of that process being empathizing with someone who likes your work... so good. It's like the therapy-grounded practice of responding to your own negative self-talk with "Hey, don't say that about my friend." Thanks for your writing. Beautiful thoughts Kyle!
Thank you for reminding me that if my old work was as good as my current work, I wouldn’t be improving.
Kyle I’ve been digging your brushes! Any new ones you’re working on lately? NOt that I need any more choices LOL.
Lots of new things on the way ...
Thank you for this perspective! I've recently been revisiting my older writing in an attempt to organize it into a larger project, and I found myself feeling underwhelmed or even disappointed. I noticed many things that I would change. I do remember putting my absolute best effort into each piece I wrote, but I can't shake this feeling of "don't look at my old pieces—look at my new pieces only," an instruction which disregards important pieces of my journey. I will keep reminding myself that this is all part of the natural process.
Great words, and great sketches!!
Hi, Kinga - thank you!
Thanks for giving voice to this! I just wrote about what happens when you have nothing new to share because it's all secret client work, but that's a great opportunity to resurface old work! I do sometimes worry that the difference in styles will send the wrong message to potential clients, though. But I quite like a some of my older work and have even gone so far as recreating it in an updated style. Probably better to embrace it as is, though!
I like attaching my old work with the image of the youth I was— how can you hate this work when this person, this dewy faced, wrinkle-free, unjaded hopeful is the one writing it with her heart on her sleeve?
Good idea- I should do the same!
What would be your take on the opposite of that? I mean: I usually tend to like my stuff more as time goes by… I immediately dislike it, but it grows on me…
Could it a bad sign? Something I might not be aware of
Loved reading this and as a designer who has changed fields of works (from industrial to UX and experimental here and there) it really resonates. What would be your take on adding this stuff to ones portfolio? Like maybe in an archive? I usually bounce this idea around and get answers heavily skewed in the direction of - "NO OLD WORD in your portfolio. People don't have time for that."
But honestly, I think it can shows a lot of growth in thinking and execution!
(PS - Might make this comment a LinkedIn post next week sometime and tag you + share this article to open this discussion to the broader design community. Would that be okay?)