The Red Carpet

"Tall. Thin. Picture Perfect," the cameras chant as the slender figures strut down the red carpet. "How can any person look so perfect?" What the camera believes to be perfect may not be what most people believe perfect to be. The camera says that true beauty shows no sign of blemish or flub or frizz. The average person, like myself, sees true beauty as making the best of a person shine, enhancing but not to extremes. Most of us want to be beautiful but not perfect, at least not the "perfect" that the cameras crave. Most do not idolize idols but rather seek their own beauty, one that requires discipline and self-respect. Slim models can be just as unhealthy as overweight people, physically and mentally. Beauty is only beautiful when achieved through healthy and natural means.

(My Sister)

A Dream Worth Pursuing

Of all the possibilities of my time, why on earth would I want to go into graphic design? Like my dad, I am a dreamer. Throughout my short life I have enjoyed the challenge of conjuring up new ideas to solve old problems. I bought Photoshop last year in the hope that I could teach myself how to create new ideas and stunning images. As my skills have developed, my enjoyment in the practice has too enhanced. I see myself in the near future working for a graphic design agency to further develop my skills and portfolio. At some point, if at all possible, I will switch gears and work at home. Here, I can continue to do what I enjoy doing while I fulfill my role as a wife and a mother. If I were able to pull this off successfully, I would be among the happiest and most fulfilled women in the world.

A Morphing World

People change. People change the world. Then, people change. History is painted by those who have discovered new technologies and improved societies, thereby changing the people within those societies. As people's lives have changed, needs have multiplied. As these needs have changed, so too did the means of satisfying them. It is intriguing to live in a time of technological advancement. Never before have the needs our time been so vast and diverse. Never before have markets been so vivid and boundless. We have morphed into a cyber society where our needs can be met at a single click of a mouse. We find ourselves satisfying needs that even kings of old could not dream of. Yet, we live in a time where we feel the need to keep up with time. Can we keep up with ourselves?

A Foot In The Door...

I am Laci Gibbs, an aspiring graphic designer.  After teaching myself through much practice the workings of photoshop, I realize I have the longest list of skills that I have yet to learn.  This will not discourage me but rather motivate me to pursue the best I am capable of.  Obviously, I am new to the world of graphic design but even more so to the realm of advertising.  This is actually my first blog, and I'm excited what it will morph into.  Keep in mind, I am not a journalist but a dreamer.  My foot is in the door, and the outside world awaits me.