To be honest, its pretty difficult to spend time honing my craft in my free time because I don't really have any. With working full time, school and other side work I find that my classes and time allotted for school work is really my time to get creative with my craft. Being in this program has been the most beneficial tool for me to network as well as bounce ideas off other creative people. I'm sure like many of you, my friends and co workers are exactly design orientated all the time. It's nice to mingle and brainstorm with others who love design as much as I do.
If I am stuck or find I need to figure out something to sharpen my skills/techniques I do use Google and YouTube. Usually that is my go to! However, I also do a couple friends who I would consider 'experts in the field', which is nice so you can actually have a conversation. The most frustrating thing is to find that Google or YouTube can't really understand the question you are asking. With real people you don't have that issue. Or not as much...
I really like what Tiffany said about design books. Obviously, with digital solutions so easy to obtain I sometimes forget about the hundreds of books I have. Yes, they are not as easy to index to find a quick answer, but I do find that the information is rich and makes you look at whatever project/skill different. Big fan of design books. Thanks for reminding me to use them more often!
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