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WORDS + DESIGN JAY WAYLETT
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I interviewed four designers and artists about how their home-work-life changed in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chelsea Callas is one of our editors-in-chief here at The Bleed and she is a full-time designer and project manager. Damian McDonald teaches advanced graphic design production techniques at Lane Community College (LCC) and has extensive professional art and design experience. Rachel Saxton is a designer at Stretch Shapes and a graduate of the LCC Graphic Design program. Chris Berner is a senior designer at Funk/Levis in Eugene and a part-time faculty at LCC.
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TOOLS OF THE TRADE
All my interviewees noted that they had laptops, desktops, tablets, and an extra monitor in their workspaces. Working without these tools is a non-starter for most of us, it seems. One artist was able to grab a computer from her office and recreate her workstation at home. Two designers were quick to note, however, that they prefer a freshly sharpened wooden pencil and a sketch pad for getting ideas down. I got some interesting answers when I asked about ‘must have’ tools of the trade. Of course the standard equipment answers like computer and sketchbook were common, but more often the response was about mentality. “Curiosity, courage, commitment”, “the ability to think outside the box and be adaptable when presented with challenges”. It seems that the mindset will beat the toolset.
Spring 2021 | The Bleed | Volume 12
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