My first fifteen minutes...

(The following blog entry was originally posted on Blogger on 12/03/09)

I remember creating an identity for a client of mine 5-6 years ago, and in the process discussed with her what she'd do with her new brand. I'd already assumed she launch a website, assign me the job creating some basic collateral pieces, stationery system, etc., and she told me she was going to set up a blog, among other efforts. I'd heard of them at the time of course but didn't actually know anyone who in fact blogged. Or if they did, the didn't do it on a regular basis. I said hey, sounds great. Let me know when it's up and running.

Cut to 3-4 years later and every other day the "blogosphere" is mentioned in some form of news media. The term itself now seems passe, or at least, hackneyed. Or maybe it's a part of the atmosphere about which scientists never wanted us to know. It does seem as though hot air builds up in it. Bdump-teesh. I don't want to mention any names, Ann Coulter.

But it's undeniable that blogging has taken root on the web. Or perhaps it has simply matured as a medium. I've received links from time to time from friends who point me to someone's eloquent, if not sometimes tedious, blog from one industry or another. But I can't say that I was ever really impressed so much by someone's industry insights that I ever felt compelled to write about a particular topic of my own. I do enjoy writing, and dabbled in poetry and even a screenplay at one point in my mid-20s.

So that brings me to this realization: maybe it's time I do this thing and begin sharing some of my experiences as graphic-artist-turned-New-York-City-business-owner with others. I've spent 22 years in the business of design and advertising. It's time to start using my brain for other endeavors — not just for conjuring creative solutions for clients, but to voice some opinions (and maybe even some frustrations) about the industry that supports me.

Here we go. This could get interesting.