Like many moms-to-be who are running a small business, as the Big Day got closer I started to wonder what to do about maternity leave. With no employer providing time off and work coverage, the thought of it was overwhelming.
Read my latest post on the Creative Freelancer Blog to see how I successfully prepared for my Little One’s recent arrival.
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The evolution of graphic design tools: circa 1991-1994. (photos from Wikipedia)
My first experience with an Apple Macintosh computer was as a design student at Columbia College Chicago in the early-90s.
Computers had just started to break into the design industry. Having a love of fine art, I was initially opposed to abandoning my craft for the beige plastic box (“Me, use a computer? Never!”) However, once I realized how much easier—and dare I say fun!—it was to complete my design assignments on the Mac rather than using rubdown type, letrafilm, rapidograph pens and the dreaded stat machine (youngsters, click the links if you don’t know what I’m talking about), I was sold.
In those days, most students didn’t have a computer at home (so expensive!) so I was lucky to attend a school that believed in staying up-to-date with technology. When I arrived at Columbia College in 1991, they had a handful of Mac Classics. By the time I graduated, there was a room full of fancy Mac Quadras, complete with scanners, Zip drives and color laser printers. How quickly times were changing! And how much faster we could get our homework done! Many nights were spent in the design lab, working away on a Mac and printing and assembling design projects.
So as I type away on my Mac keyboard, I thank you Steve Jobs for allowing me to be a part of the evolution of design technology.
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