Here we go, first blog entry, woohoo, I’m screaming on the inside from excitement. Ok, calm down dude, take a deep breath…
I’ve been avoiding writing for years, thinking it’s not something I’d be good at, I’d rather make videos, I’d rather design things which communicate a message. Who has the time or the interest to read this stuff anyways? But, now here I am, in a completely new stage in life with writing as the only possible creative outlet.
I’ve been avoiding writing for years, thinking it’s not something I’d be good at, I’d rather make videos, I’d rather design things which communicate a message. Who has the time or the interest to read this stuff anyways? But, now here I am, in a completely new stage in life with writing as the only possible creative outlet.
To the readers not familiar with who VisualSpicer is, here are some quick rapid fire bullet-points.
Now that we got this very short summary of the past 35 years of my life out of the way it’s time to move on to the more interesting stuff. I will share with you highlights from my creative journey, advice from my experience, and general creativity tips. Hopefully this information will be of value and help you live a more fulfilling, more creative life.
See you at the next post!
Taras at VisualSpicer.com
- Born in Ukraine during early 1980s.
- Began to show artistic abilities at a very young age.
- Started painting in after school art classes at age 7.
- Immigrated to United States with family during 1996.
- Continued drawing video game and anime influenced art through grade school.
- Broke both arms at age 14. Got casts up to shoulders to repair the damage. Parents bought my first desktop PC to keep me occupied during my injury recovery.
- Started learning Photoshop 4 by making funny photochops of my friends and modifying game graphics.
- Studied Fine Arts and Visual Communications at a tiny yet very specialized university.
- Began working professionally as a web designer in 2002.
- Went full throttle and graduated with a BFA in 2004, half a year ahead of my class.
- Began tinkering with paper engineering in 2008.
- Got my first dream design job in 2009, working as a UI Designer on Forza Motorsport at Turn 10 Studios.
- Tried working in a startup environment during 2015. It didn’t go too well and I was laid-off after eight months.
- Came back to Microsoft during 2016 to work as a Visual Designer on Remix3D.com.
Now that we got this very short summary of the past 35 years of my life out of the way it’s time to move on to the more interesting stuff. I will share with you highlights from my creative journey, advice from my experience, and general creativity tips. Hopefully this information will be of value and help you live a more fulfilling, more creative life.
See you at the next post!
Taras at VisualSpicer.com
