living in the attic

i feel like the unwanted step-child living in the attic. every thursday i come to class thinking it will be different, thinking "this is the one, how could they not love this?" and yet i always leave with a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach-- knowing i have more work to do and not knowing how to approach it. My problem is I take things too personally. I'd like to think I have tough skin, but deep down it's always disheartening when my concepts get douched. 

There is hope in knowing every designer goes through the same ups and downs (maybe varying a little here and there). I found an article by John Foster on the AIGA website that encompasses many things we have talked about in class:

Design is not art and art is not design

Don't marry your projects

If you love something throw it away...

All great pieces of advice. I think if I (maybe you too) start remembering, or even repeating, these things each time there is a project to be done it might help clear the brain of personal drama and will force me to focus on the task at hand.