SHITSHOW

So today was a terrible day. I presented my concepts project and was viciously critiqued. My project was called amateur, vague, distracting, and wild. I dont mind, I mean we all have those projects. I take all criticism very seriously. Thats the reason I critique other people's work so harshly. I always come off as the asshole who disagrees with the layout or proportions or to simplify, but I'm not attacking people, I truly want them to better themselves artistically and I really dont feel complementing everyone's work to death helps them be better designers. Its a shame that everyone at this school is so nice, I actually think its refreshing to have people who think sarcastically and honestly. None of this sugarcoated bullshit, because lets face it, in the real world your boss is going to tell it to you like it is and they're not going to give a damn about how long you spent or how you put your heart and soul into your work. I think people are lying to themselves by thinking the world is this happy go lucky place where everyone's just happy with everything and nothing needs improvement. Please. It could just be the pessimistic nature, I've been raised with, but I just hate stuff like this. Anyways, every class I'm slowly getting better, learning from my mistakes, taking in everything and using it as a stepping stone. I can understand why a lot of designers just dropped out of school. ALL THE RULES! There's so little room for self-expression and it can become very redundant and frustrating. I mean how are you supposed to do well and work on something that you have no attachment to or connection? I think we work best when we're doing whatever we want, with the goal of executing and presenting our ideas to the best of our ability. But this comes from within us not a stupid set of guidelines, and I know that we're barely learning the fundamentals, but its time people realized that curriculum cant be solely based on regiment and uniformity. We're designers for a reason. Our dynamic visions set us apart from the world and other designers because of their originality and organic nature. Just ramblings, I guess.