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aged 14 i didn't know the term 'vector graphic', but that's exactly what i was creating.

my presentations at school were always clearly above my colleagues.

The year was 1990, Acer 286 desktop, 2MB RAM, 20MB hard disk. The applications were supercalc 5, wordperfect 5.1 and jetsetter. jetsetter was a monochrome svg app, running under MS DOS 5. with limited options I was more creative and more productive.

Today, with a million options, I must remember the purity of the old experience and identify the essential concepts.

then i can TRY to produce an image containing exactly what's needed.

study nature: enjoy the sunrise, climb in trees... study shadows: on a sunny day, watch the ground beneath the trees. practice drawing and painting with real materials: make charcoal, squeeze berries, use coloured earth, scrape off rust, watercolour using food-dye from the supermarket...

Digital photography is now so cheap, that no excuses remain for poor composition:

Learning is doing.

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-== look, i know this is ancient history but... ==
+The year was 1990, Acer 286 desktop, 2MB RAM, 20MB hard disk.
+The applications were supercalc 5, wordperfect 5.1  and  jetsetter.
+jetsetter was a monochrome svg app, running under MS DOS 5.
+with limited options I was more creative and more productive.
-i worked on an acer 286 desktop, 2MB RAM, 20MB hard disk.
+Today, with a million options, I must remember the purity of the old experience and identify the essential concepts.
-the application was jetsetter (monochrome svg app), running under MS DOS 5.
-you know, back then, there were only 2 apps i really enjoyed working with, because they were so useful and because i was so productive using them.
+then i can TRY to produce an image containing exactly what's needed.
-wordperfect 5.1  and  jetsetter.
+study nature: enjoy the sunrise, climb in trees...
+study shadows: on a sunny day, watch the ground beneath the trees.
+practice drawing and painting with real materials: make charcoal, squeeze berries, use coloured earth, scrape off rust, watercolour using food-dye from the supermarket...
+Digital photography is now so cheap, that no excuses remain for poor composition:
-== despite old and slow technology, i quickly produced work of high quality. this verifies to me the importance of creativity and vision. ==
+Learning is doing.
-== who has these and maintains them and, despite material limitations, will win.
- ==
-== study nature: ==  enjoy the sunrise, climb in trees...
-== study how shadows are cast: ==  on a sunny day, watch the ground beneath the trees.
-== practice drawing and painting with real materials: ==  we can make charcoal, squeeze berries, use coloured earth, scrape off rust, do chemistry with widely available chemicals.
-== develop your powers of vision and composition: ==  by doing, doing, doing.