Friday, May 29, 2009

Ali E's tip of the day

8. Note to self: there is no perfect layout. Forget about perfection; rather adopt an attitude that you will learn something from each layout you complete. Maybe it will be a new way to combine colors, create embellishments, or crop your photos. Maybe it will be that you totally dislike the way you did something. Make a mental note and move on to the next thing.

ok well this is something i need to frame and hang alongside this next tip (particularly the first sentance) -

11. Learn how to be self-critical without putting yourself down. How do you do this? As you create stuff ask yourself "does this really need this accent? Am I adding to the overall story or am I adding it just to add it?" There's no right answer - it's more about developing a general awareness and connection with yourself as you are creating. Be ok with stopping yourself and moving on to the next piece.

and yep i have skipped ahead a little bit. Dont worry - i will fill in the blanks in the next few days :) I thought these two fitted together perfectly so included a double bang for your buck today!

3 comments:

SueP said...

You know, i procrastinate about a LO for days ....and in the end i just say "just cut some paper and stick it, it's just paper!!" and when it's all done....i wonder why i went thru that pain for 2 days!!

Tiff Firth said...

No 8. sounds like Sandra's philosophy exactly. lol that AE is copying our Sandra.
lol

sandra said...

ha ha ha.not even in the same league Tiff :)
But I do try to do something new everytime.. thats why I love the challenges... does keep the brain matter working and the mojo flowing ... love these tips Amanda