Just a quick entry, after a HECTIC 3 days trying to finish my project, eventually coming to the conclusion: NEVER TRUST TECHNOLOGY.
Now this has been drilled into our heads since day 1, don't leave printing to the last minute, back your work up in like twenty thousand different places etc. etc. and yes I listened but as usual I never thought it would happen to me. THOUGHT WRONG. When it takes you from 9 in the morning, to half 3 in the afternoon to print 4 A3 pages, you know somethings not quite right. I went through a total of 3 printers, 6 hours of studio time, and 10 sheets of 2 different types of paper to print said 4 sheets of a3. All the while having to endure the sight of my lecturer doing the classic 'I told you so' face. Ok, so I got off lightly printing so badly last minute that it wasn't even funny. HOWEVER. Not all was bad. Having gone through said sheets of paper, I eventually sucked it up and bought some expensive stuff and boy was it worth it. The conclusion being, I now have a 'printing' save pot where all loose change goes, for future catastrophies such as today.
Now, it's not just printers. You gotta watch out for the temperamental apple macs too. Theres always one in the group that wants to be different, and decides its high time that all your work corrupts a wonderful 2 days before your deadline. But I was prepared for this one, with the spare memory stick I take around with me. A valid lesson I learnt from college, and one that I reccomend everyone doing. Yes you can back up on laptops as well, but having an extra usb tucked away in the depths of your bag can sometimes be a lifesaver!
On a side note, it's funny how all these incidents can bring people together. For example, theres now 3 people I know that I have never spoken to in my life, that I spent 12 hours of my life with yesterday trying to finish my project. It's amazing what a little bit of panic can do to a group of people!
No real updates on books, pens etc. This week has been soley focused on the project at hand. Next up: Motion graphics...fun.
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