As far as I can figure, this is my 3,000th comic. A lot of my early ones were sloppy, text-heavy with poor drawing (in fact I’ve never posted my comics from the very beginning, 2/18/2010 because they’re embarrassingly poorly drawn).[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Since I’d have to check ahead of time with the project’s Product Manager in order to have overtime signed off, I can’t just put in the extra time and expect to be paid for it. But because this project is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The good news is, we’re going to have another much needed Graphic Designer in our zone and since he’ll be working out of our office, he can learn Desigo quicker than I did, since I’ll be on hand to help[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Isn’t it always the way? You’ve been working through the year, not taking any vacation days, and just about when you’re ready to take some time off, you find yourself in the middle of a HUGE job that’s taking a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I wish there was a way that I could show the completed animated graphics. The ones that show the fans moving and all of the sensors working, the dampers opening and closing and, well, you get the point. Alas, those[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Of those 11 people who applied for this open position, those who didn’t include a link or URL for an online portfolio were of different ages. Some were over 30, 40 years old while others were in their twenties (so[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I suppose I could have just blown this off. It’s not as if anyone is pressuring me to complete this project, at this moment. But, we have such a backlog of projects and don’t have nearly enough graphic designers in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I know there are many professions, many jobs that exist with constant meetings. Some people have to attend several meetings a day. Fortunately as someone who’s always been in the creative area of companies, meetings aren’t the rule. This meeting,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I could go further into the details, that I need to map points which the technicians have created that correspond to all the HVAC, Boilers, Chillers, Cooling Towers, plumbing, alarms, Air handlers, Rooftop exhausts, etc… of a building and in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Of my 10 plus months here at Siemens, I’ve worked hard everyday. Learning a new software and new types of graphics, but I really haven’t been a social butterfly. I guess sitting at my desk everyday over lunch, drawing my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…