I've often thought how liberating it would be not to be an artist. You wouldn't have to worry about if something was centered or straight or if something was rendered perfectly, or if it looked good or looked right or any number of the things we worry about when creating our art...

What got me thinking of this is every time I drive up through Oakmont, PA on Rt. 909 near Oakmont Country Club where they sometimes play the US Open, I pass a large crudely done sign that says "Cat Crossing" and there is this primitive rendering of a cat. I really like the sign, it's fun, it's playful, it's simple and to the point, easily conveying the message. I should stop and take a photo.

I spend so much time trying to make things perfect, trying to maintain a standard that I set for myself, when somebody can hand paint a simple sign and still get their message across without all the details of good design. In my daily work as a graphic designer, my clients too will nit pick and agonize over little things that maybe have no consequence in the big picture and at the end of the day really make no difference to common man?

Pondering deep thoughts in the heart of the Golden Triangle...
-YD