Re: Who are you folks--reality check?

>Okay - I might as well jump on the bandwagon.  I just want to know, are we
>going to make a bio page of the list members from this thread - LOLOL
>
>I'm an old computer tech from the 70s.  I got into the business in 1974,
>first repairing computers, then went on to design communications networks.
>My earliest drawing experiences were with a package called Dr.Halo which I
>used to create my network designs.  I used a pc with twin 5 1/4 floppy
>drives and no hard drive.  The program diskette was loaded in one floppy and
>the storage floppy was in the other (I celebrated when I finally upgraded to
>a 20mg hard drive and a 3 1/2" floppy).   Around 1992 I got involved in a
>local newsletter and started making small BMP graphics with MSPaint - I
>learned how to modify - and often recreate - clip art images to get just the
>images I wanted for the newsletter.   Not long after, the early web openned
>up and I downloaded my first copy of PSP3.1.
>
>Since then I've become intelligently ignorant.  I know enough about graphics
>to do a fair job, but I want to learn more - which is why I'm on this list.
>I've become adept at several art packages and love to solve problems -
>probably comes from too many years repairing computers at the component
>level - LOL.  Also, as a final comment, I dropped out of the business not
>long ago to pursue a degree in Computer Science.  I'm now a 45 year old,
>full time college - not a bad place to be right now.   Thought about
>changing my degree to graphics arts, but I'll take it one semester at a
>time.
Hi Shay!
I am 42 and about to graduate with a degree in Graphic Design, so you are
not the only late starter. I have only had a computer for a year, but it is
the artistic medium I have been waiting for all my life. I am only a fair
artisit using traditional techniques, but on the computer I am creating
pictures I could only see in my mind untill now...:)
I am hoping to make a living as an designer/illustrator(I am ready to
freelance now). I stumbled onto webdesign when tyring to make a homepage
and thanks to the HWG, I am now making a couple of pages for other people.
I never thought to try webdesign for a living, but now I think it might
just go into my bag of tricks.
Good luck with school!

Kevin MacDaill AoA, GMB
(mka)Kevin Dail
http://helius.carroll.com/p/kdail/

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