Today I did something that I swore I would never have the opportunity to do; I interviewed an Adobe Evangelist on the development of future programs. Yes, only the company I've had a loving relationship with most of artistic life. I don't know what a modern Graphic Designer like little old me would do without Adobe. So you can imagine my shock when I was offered the opportunity.
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Celebrating an exhausting but rewarding weekend!
(Also had to show off Richard's awesome equipment!) |
I won't go into detail about the interview as it should be up online within the week or so. To give the gist of the interview I asked them about the further development of the Flash platform and their future plans on keeping up with the popularity of mobile devices. The whole Adobe team was super supportive and I felt so blessed to have met them. I do hope that my interview helps to show that Adobe is here to stay!
The entire weekend has been exhausting overall, as gas prices have sky-rocketed here in LA and through traffic it took us about an hour of weeding through Downtown to get to the event (three days in a row!). In the end the experience was rewarding and sparked plenty of inspiration for me and a good perspective of where I'm at in terms of my career. Currently I'm in the process of developing my own firm with a few much more experienced colleagues (make that very, one has been in the industry for 15 years). There are times where I get discouraged. The work load never seems to end, but from time to time these little treasures have been what makes life worth living. It would be easy for me to turn my back right now and face the 9-5 job, but to see how far I've come is truly a milestone.
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Pardon if we look a little bewildered:
We were continuing the conversation even after the interview... |
This whole year has been about breaking bounds for me. Earlier this year I actually met my childhood hero Joey Beville, lead singer/creator of the band Echoing Green, (I'll leave that story for another post as the whole story is a charming one). I've also graduated with my Bachelor's from an Art College, a dream of mine since I was 8. I've also had my own solo art gallery in Old Town Pasadena. I've done beyond what I could have expected. It's easy to feel lost these days as everything is changing for me, I've even learned a lot about other dreams that weren't as great as I thought they were: working in Downtown really sucks, so does Hollywood, and being your own boss is absolutely worth more than security.
I often wonder what my 16 year old self would think of me. I wonder if she'd ever know that everything she held so dear in her life would one day be so close. When I have what I call my wandering days, I often think of the bounds I listed above. To all those reading with a pursuit gone stale, it's worth it. Keep going.
-Stef
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