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now that i did the first phase of the job, they have ended communication despite me delivering solid work in a timely matter things that their ad-agency couldn't do alone. these sorts of situations are also looked over in the clip art discussions.

anyone that thinks they're too good for clip art is just doing something different than i am.

i have a lot of pride and confidence in my illustration work. sometimes, there just isn't time. sometimes, you're delivering on a job that is outside your range of illustration, but you know you can still provide something completely on-target for your client without flinching with the use of your clip art supplies.

it's no different than any of my other resources. i draw like a designer. i figure out what i need and then put it into the appropriate context. without my background in design, i'd fail.

but there're also some negatives that can come with stocks.
people who took them for granted.
it could limit their creativity,
and once in a while you can see some things that're similar to one another, that is IF they're using the same stock, for granted, without making any modifications on it or just do the design as it is. I for one saw some cases already, here. and that is one of the downsides of using stock artworks.

well, to sum it up, I'm totally with using stocks, but one should never take things for granted, and use these amazing stocks along WITH their creativity as well.

and I want to thank all stock makers and providers wherever you are :D

you've done so much and helped sooo much saving us time and sometimes gave inspirations on my and other's designs :D

cheers

-a

To me, stock vectors are a way for me to make things the way a composer might make music: I don't have to be able to play the instrument, just know how it will add to the scene I want to create.

I like to think it's my own work but I can understand why people might go “oh” when I tell them its stock vectors. I think if you have the ability to draw things equivalent or better than Go Media vectors, then there is little need to use them: maybe inspiration? But I don't see the harm in using it due to time restrictions.

Usually when I use stock artwork, whether it is stuff I have made myself or stuff I have bought, I significantly alter it in the course of my design process. I cut the artwork up, change colors, remove or add details, alter effects/styles/blending/textures etc. Usually when I am done with the stock artwork is it no longer recognizeable as such.

This brings up a point discussed earlier in this thread: Stock Artwork doesn’t replace the designer, it is just a tool. If you just throw up a bunch of vector stock pieces into a composition with no sense of intent you design will be bland and people won’t want to look at it. You have to be able to add your own personal touch/flair/meaning/etc to a design in order to bring it to life.

Also if you give two designers one box of crayons to share, they will produce two different drawings. No two designers think, see or design exactly the same. And as for following trends.. you have to give the client what the client wants. Or you won’t have any clients. If they want a trend you give them the best version of the trend you can, and if you are lucky you can add a bit of yourself into the design and maybe kick off the next phase of that trend (if you are really lucky).