Derrick Segsby

Burnin' the midnight (early morning) candle again Derrick.
Mainly due to me conking out earlier on the sofa when getting back from uni but I'm allowed. I think. Network's were down again so work achievable was at a minimum again.

Before lunch and PAL though we had a nice 'show and tell' style presentation from Kit about what she's done as a publisher. Was a really nice insight into how the industry works and such. Seems quite stressful as you can earn a lot of money but with some jobs ranging from a week to a few months, the next pay-check can be unpredictably timed. I think it's a lifestyle I like. After a phone-call to my sister and sorting out debt we had a talk and she made me realise it's a good lifestyle because you can't really get as bored as a normal nine to five. Yeah, it might give me greyer hair than what I might normally acquire but I've never wanted a mono-typical life now have I?

It made me hungry. Looking at the different work positions and whole they all integrate as this giant churning machine I really wanted to be a part of it. Well, I lie. I wanted to be all of it. I wanted to be every cog. I think as a visual communicator I obviously have no desire or will to specialise down or blinker what I can do. I believe it's pure idiocy to limit your possible paths for ease. I just can't understand how less, even though it might be an easier ride, can be fulfilling or satisfying. If I can write, design, publish, illustrate, produce, edit and promote a publication then why the hell shouldn't I do it all? Of course it's going to be a lot more personal as an entity of work, but with the load that it would be it'd have to be personal else there would be no point in it being sold. The single-person manufacture would be a gimmick rather than characteristic. I'm not against mass-market products but for something that I want to have shelf life and individuality, limited-edition and collectors-edition instantly spring to mind as buzz words.

From this and the notification today of our PPRD's being checked next Friday, I've set to work on making my entire body of work into a publication. It'd be quite boring for anyone other than the academics reading (or rather marking) it, but I've not a lot of work visually to present anyway.

Maybe that's something I need to work on more. Even if it's shit or it's a silly little idea, just make it and document it. From a body of hundred-plus silly ideas, syphoning own to a handful of quite strong and well-realised ideas is inevitable really.

Screen-shots later I believe and more artist stuff to come soon.

Lovelove.