Recognition.
Little more than an image of work shown to a few people is enough to get me floating on cloud nine. In this case, LifeHacker put up two images. Granted they were just skins I made for a program called Launchy titled Black Glass and Top Tab and they were listed amongst the other skins, it just felt pleasant.I had a conversation with a friend earlier where I mentioned escaping. Escaping the here and now and feeling as though I were somewhere else. The conversation came up as a Lord of the Rings song came across my playlist and I left my work in Photoshop for a few moments and drifted into somewhere epic. I find myself drifting away every time I see a piece of work I’ve done in the hands of someone it was not intended for. Whether its a Web site that gets Dugg, a voice over put into a project or a horrifically buggy chat application open in a browser across a room, I can’t help but think I may just be successful. I can’t honestly think I’ll ever get to a point where money is no longer a concern, or gain enough fame to be annoyed when a random person emails me bout my work, but in my occupation, I may just find success.