My Answers

Posted by Bobbi-lee - September 18th, 2007

Here are the answers to the questions you asked me. Of course you can ask me more and I will add the answers to this post along with a plug to your website.

Meli asked: If you could only have one talent, but you could do it better than anybody else that’s ever existed, what would it be?

Hm this is a hard one. I love art so I would say anything art but that leaves it so broad. I guess if you’re the best out of everyone in the world then it wouldn’t matter because you would be the best no matter what. Then I guess I would choose illustration because it is what I love doing and to be the best would be awesome. I love this question there are so many I could choose. Wouldn’t it be great if you were the best at say something like Inventing and then you would become the worlds greatest inventor instead of Edison, Da Vinci, Einstein or Ford (and whoever else deserve to be on the list).

Clem asked: What is one (or more) band or singer than you listen to but that you wouldn’t want to admit to anyone? (I love the question because it’s so evil…)

You evil little girl. No, seriously this question doesn’t bother me. I will happily admit to some bands/singers that others (including yourself) would cringe to. I like Britney Spears I admit, I even listen to Avril Lavigne, I even like ACDC. I have a mixture of pop, rock, 80’s and rap on my iPod. The one I am probably (the slightest) embarrassed to admit is Eminem. I love Eminem but I know a lot of people don’t appreciate his music and they usually turn their noses up when I admit I love his music.

Lil asked: If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?

I like this question. I reckon my superpower would be either invisibility because being invisible at any moment whether to hide/snoop/play around would be fun. The other power I would probably like even more would be something to do with the ocean, as I love water (I hate heights so flying superpowers are out of the question) and have always wanted to be a mermaid. So maybe a power to be able to live/breathe/talk under water.

Mari asked: When did you start designing websites?

I first started about 5 or 6 years ago. You can read my web history for more detailed info.

Did you ever have a horribly awful website that you are embarrassed to have owned?

I don’t think I have had a ‘horribly awful’ website though I have been quite embarrassed by my old websites. Mainly because I once suffered from weborexia and my sidebars were around 3cms (just over 1 inch) in width. But even then I still used my own images and/or artwork, I never used celebrity images apart from the occasional Delta Goodrem layout-with pictures I took myself. Back when I first started making websites I had one for paint tutorials and the layout was full of iframes. The site was only viewable on IE with a res. of 800×600 with bright cyan backgrounds in the iframes. Yuck!

Malin asked: What’s your number one wish right now? :)

Right now? At this very moment I am writing these answers at work to my own email so I can post them later. At work it’s boring right now so I wish something fun would happen. But in general, my wish would is that I will one day be able to afford a house of my own and to never have to rent again. I can’t wait to own a home and paint murals on the bedroom walls, and to settle down and have a family.

Lily asked: If you were a rubber duck, what would your name be?

This has to be the most different question I have been asked so far. When I was little I had a yellow rubber duck that wore pink lipstick and had a pink heart on its back. I think her name was Ducky, but I wouldn’t call myself that, I would want to be something unique from all the other rubber ducks. I used to have 3 ducks called MooMoo (she had a cow print pattern), Daffy (spitting image of daffy duck) and Brownie (because she was brown) So as you can see I am pretty lame when it comes to naming ducks. I guess I would call myself Boo, only because its my online nickname.

Cori asked: How is freelancing for you and would you ever make it your full time job?

I don’t think I could ever make freelancing a fulltime job. There were times when I could have, but more often than not there are dry spells where there is just not enough work to live on. It wasn’t until I got my first real “graphic design” job that I met with a lot of clients who would (and many did) employ me via freelance or spread the word about my skills etc. Now that I have a fulltime job that I love (but the hours are so stressful) I have been offered a lot of website design work, which I try to fit into my weekends but I usually don’t have time. If I had all these offers last year I probably would have made it a fulltime job.
The web design work is all that really pays, as well as some graphic design service, but my illustrations never seem to be needed/wanted. I had one lady ask to hire me on commission to do 20 vector illustrations. I almost agreed to it until she told me she wanted them for $3 each, which to me is way too cheap for an illustration let alone a vector. But she still got one free one out of me as I offered to do a free one (before I knew how much she wanted to pay) so I could seal the deal. It is hard to get work even if you have all the talent in the world, you really need the contacts. It’s especially hard because of where I live and graphic design is very remote.

7 Comments »

  1. Let me start off by saying having people come to my site is cute. I mean hey, I only get 1000 unique visitors a day I guess more would be nice. If you have a problem with my site, sidebar, content, etc then simply don’t visit my site you simple child. Until you start paying my hosting bills or anything, you can keep your pitiful comments to yourself. Obviously my site isn’t that bad being I get so many visitors & such a day. I mean, seriously sugar, why do you care? Just for your little article I should make my sidebar even longer :)
    Get it together. The mature thing to have done was to come with me & said it was an issue instead of your little article & having your ignorant little friends coming to my site calling me out of my name. “Fucktard”? Last I checked that wasn’t in the English dictionary, but hey! Maybe that’s just me. Bye sweetie pie ♥

    Comment by Alyssa - September 18, 2007 6:17 am

  2. http://pinupdoll.nu/?p=76

    blog about that, sugar.

    Comment by Alyssa - September 18, 2007 6:29 am

  3. Invisibility sounds like an awesome one. I once read a book where children could become invisible by dancing around a ring of toadstools, and they found out lots of secrets about their families by snooping around. Interesting indeed. I think I’d be the other way around with the water/flying thing. I’m a bit scared of the deep blue with it being so huge and enigmatic, but heights don’t bother me in the slightest. :D Awesome answers Bobbi-lee.

    And I’m taking some tips from the question on freelancing - I am seriously considering freelancing after university if it pays well enough. I can’t believe some woman wanted to pay $3 a vector! Was she off her rocker?! The nerve of some people.

    And liking Britney is nothing to be ashamed of. Unless you mean ‘come-back’ Britney which is embarrassing in itself.

    Comment by Lil - September 18, 2007 10:02 am

  4. LOL You are such a douchebag. You obviously have alot of time on your hands to make a page dedicated to Pinupdoll.nu and her sidebar. Who the fuck cares? It’s HER site NOT YOURS, so you have no say in how her site looks, or how long her sidebar is. Why does it even matter to you? Get a fucking life!

    Oh & Thanks for giving Alyssa all the hits. :D

    Comment by Ashley - September 18, 2007 12:59 pm

  5. I like old Avril a lot. Let Go was a really good pop album. Do you like her newer stuff? I hate it. (Am I cheating by asking another question? Oops, tht was two!)
    I have to say, even though the weborexic layout was really, really skinny, it had the bonus of NOT being a celebrity graphic. I like the header!

    Comment by Clem - September 18, 2007 1:27 pm

  6. Thanks for the insight! I’m seriously considering becoming a full time freelancer but not until I’m out of school AND I’ve had experience at an agency.

    I never liked Avril Lavigne but I did like that she tried to be different from the other female artists that were out during her debut. I was curious about her new stuff so I watched a video of hers. I think it was Girlfriend. I must say, she changed completely and I thought she was trying to be rebellious.

    Comment by Cori - September 18, 2007 5:52 pm

  7. This is hell way too immature!! Why do u have to emphasize all of this shit?? I mean, c’mon, you guys don’t care what Alyssa’s site looks! in what way her site was designed and what she’s up to! We have our own businesses to do and deal with. Why give a hell on someone’s site? Be at least a little bit apathetic! Your just wasting ur PRECIOUS time indeed! Get the hell over it. Better yet, get a piece of life or just envy to death, if that’ll help!

    Comment by Khayte - September 19, 2007 5:43 am

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