1. CREATIVE
design my own font: I've wanted to design my own handwritten font for a while now, so hopefully this year I can finally do it!
make a photoshop action: If I ever get my hands on a copy of Photoshop CS4 (I use Elements right now) I would love to create my own photo editing action. (An action is basically a pre-set/pre-designed series of edits that you can simply drop onto a photo and it edits it in one step!)
take and print more pictures: (this doesn't exactly follow my "specific" goals idea, but whatever.) I used to shoot everything on my big dslr camera but I found myself not wanting to carry it around very much because it was so darn heavy and it was such a hassle to upload and edit photos! Since getting my iPhone, though, I've found myself documenting (thanks to Instagram) fun parts of daily life. I'm sure I'll be tempted to just leave them on my phone and never do anything with them, so that's why I decided to make it a goal to print them.
try one new craft project a month: When school/life gets busy, normally the first think I cut is craft time. One new craft a month should be pretty easy to tackle and it's always good to keep those creative juices flowing. :)
redesign my blog: Sometime this year I'd like to do another design update here. I love web design and it always proves to be a brain workout (html code/css is like another language!) but tons of fun.
shoot a pack of instax film: I haven't taken any pictures on my little fuji instax camera in a while and I have a new pack of film just waiting to be used!
make a scrapbook album of my China trip: This is a project that has been looming over my head for quite a while and I know it will feel so great to get this done and out of the way! I went to China last January and since it was such a big trip I felt a little overwhelmed about where to start.
Well those are some of my goals! How are you trying to stay creative this year?
such nice resolutions- and definitely out of your typical "loose-weight-get-out-of-debt-be-happy-find-love" box. :) design your own font? make a photoshop action? that's brilliant! you'll have to let us know how it goes (and maybe give me a few tips once you find out how to do it? i think it'd be neat to create a photoshop action!).
ReplyDeletehey! happy new year! and hope your resolutions become a reality!
xo flor
I love your list! It's so creative, in and of itself.
ReplyDeleteFun! I'm sure you'll enjoy doing those things. :) I'm in the same boat- I take way more images than I get printed. One of my goals is to get caught up on my photo albums... which is about three years behind. ;)
ReplyDeleteFor me, making goals and lists helps to focus my mind & not get too distracted. Like you, I have created a list of goals I would like to accomplish this year. Many of them dealing with art. I again felt encouraged by your list & hope you continue to pursue those through the year! GOOD LUCK & CREATE!
ReplyDeleteyou are so inspiring!!!
ReplyDeletei love this!
(p.s. i would love to use your font)