graphic design, art, typography and architecture

A topic inspired by a comment by Lauren Marie, and melded into a post by Tara over at the Graphic Design Blog, entitled "When Do You Consider Yourself a Successful Designer?" How did you get started in the business? I had no idea what I wanted to do when I left school. I was torn between so may disparate career aspirations, that I pretty much flipped a coin to decide. The coin chose a course in "Design--Technical Illustration", which I thoroughly enjoyed. I then worked freelance as an Architectural Illustrator (before the days of CAD!). After a few years at that, ... [more]