The Amorphous Blob I call a Dog.

Every once in awhile it does happen. You start a job completely jazzed about what you are about to do. You tell yourself "I'm going to knock this one out of the park I'm going to make this look amazing." Then you realize something, a small thing you didn't consider, you suck at drawing dogs. Now maybe for you it isn't dogs maybe it's hands or eyes or something really very difficult. For me my Achilles heel has always been dogs. For some reason my brain does not wish to process what a dog looks like and sees it more as a amorphous blob with ears and a brown spot. This of course makes it very diffucult when you work for someone who runs an online dog tag business and is paying you to create the logo.

Recently my former employer Monica who ran Barnyard Tags sold the business to her sister Diana who is renaming the business Sweet D's Tag Boutique and with the new change wanted a new logo. I was so excited to do this because lets face it I'm a sucker for people starting out new business and I love when I can be a part of that and give them the look that they are going for. When I said yes the idea of drawing dogs did not cross my mind. I realize it should have considering she sells dog tags but it didn't and I ended up having to draw a dog.

Strangely enough the dog actually did come out looking like a dog versus the amorphous blob with ears mentioned earlier but I'm still not happy with it. I realize that like every artist out there I pick at my work. I sit in my chair and stare at the computer trying to figure out how to change it, how to make it look better, how to make the text look like the dog didn't poop green letters. And I pick over and over again I pick at it till I want to fall on the floor and writhe around like I did when I was 3 and was forced to take a nap.

I'm still not thrilled with the outcome of it but Diana loves it she thinks it is so cute and exactly what she wanted. At this point I have to just tell my inner whiny picky child that you did create something good and that in the end money talks and when the customer is happy so is my bank account.

With that I am going to go and start work on another of the many projects I can't say no to. I wish this post was more about what I'm personally working on but paying customers come first because they keep me in mac and cheese and ramen. For any of you out there that read this yes you 3 people, if you are feeling generous or just down right board please take a look at the logos and any helpful criticism is welcome.