Snailbites

Hillarious.

I’m going to get on my soapbox for a little bit, and take it back to Vintage Snailbites.

Something that really concerns me about this new generation, is its lack of creativity. As a dancer, I see this alot at the events that I go to. There’s an extreme lack of originality amongst dancers. Everyone looks like a carbon copy of each other. Style and flavor are thrown out in favor of what “oohs and ahhs” the crowd.

I always believed that dance should be an expression of yourself. If you are a funny, silly guy, that should come out on the dance floor. If you’re an aggressive, strong willed guy, that comes out too. Dance, like any art, is an extension of who you are as a person, not an extension of who someone you see on You Tube.

As a musician, seeing kids who can smoke me in Guitar Hero, but can’t play more than a few chords kinda bothers me. It’s like we’re dictating to kids how to create music, and praising them for that. But again, shouldn’t music be another form of self-expression? You see it everywhere, even in Hollywood. Most of blockbuster action films are remakes, tweaked ideas from other blockbusters, or live versions of comic books.

Originality is out the window! It’s all about making money, rather than being a true artist, in whatever discipline. That’s why I keep Snailbites the way I do. I could go on and on with gradients, drop shadows, textured backgrounds… etc… but for now I’m sticking to whitespace. Whitespace is not a dirty word. And square corners are not a design flaw.

For you artists out there, keep being true to yourself. Express your art from your soul, and not from what anybody says. I will try to do the same. But if you ever get lost in it, remember you can always reset and come back to simplicity. Whitespace is awesome!