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That's a good feeling when something you made gets to do a job like that. I've had small pieces end up in places I never expected and it still catches me off guard how far work can travel once it leaves the bench.
Do you get to see it up somewhere or did they send you a picture of the banner in use?
Yes! I agree. Especially since the rescue only had my character art to go off of and not any other logo work as I've actually never done it before. I was a little nervous tackling it, but I came out the other side with learning how vectors work! Win-win!
What did you think of that particular image being used like that? When you created it, were you particularly proud of it?
That nervous part before you shipped it, that's when the real learning happens. Vectors stick with you now.
To be honest, this was the first piece I ever had get commissioned for "commercial use". It absolutely doesn't feel real, even now.
The rescue I worked with is in the US and I'm in Canada so I never got to see it in person, but they did send me one of their t-shirts! :)
A t-shirt from them is perfect, honestly. That's the marker that it actually landed somewhere and mattered to real people.
Logo work hitting you sideways like that is the best kind of surprise. Years back a fire station used one of my Blue Ridge sunrise shots for a fundraiser banner and I didn't even know until someone sent me a picture of the truck parked under it. Seeing your work show up doing something good for a rescue makes it stick even more.
Yes! I agree. Especially since the rescue only had my character art to go off of and not any other logo work as I've actually never done it before. I was a little nervous tackling it, but I came out the other side with learning how vectors work! Win-win!
What did you think of that particular image being used like that? When you created it, were you particularly proud of it?
That nervous-to-learning-vectors arc is exactly it. Jumping into something unfamiliar and coming out the other side with a new skill baked in, that's when the work sticks with you differently.